I look back
Seeing those heads faced down in shame
Unchained, yet freedom they lack
To our aid none of them came
I look back to turned eyes and dry tears
Surrounded though we couldn’t be more alone
Beneath their cruel king, but only subjects to their fear
I do not scream, I do not pray, I do not plead to hearts of stone
I look back to the familiar faces that now seem so far away
As if my very glance pierces their soul asking for what they had to say
Silence meets my gaze with a frosty indifference
The memories of us would fade away until they’ve forgotten our absence
I look back, helplessly searching for a glimmer of light
Their flames have eroded to ashes, settled in this starless night
Our hope has eroded to ashes, despair shining in this bleak night
Terror clawing upon my heart, any saviors seem to evade my sight
I look back to the past, all the times I had lived for
Vanishing before me, stolen by the reaper known as war
My heart screams, my soul prays, my eyes plead to hearts of stone
I want to call out, my lips don’t move, we are alone