Pain and darkness and blood and bone
A beast born of fear sets to reclaim its throne
Broken promises leave a trail at its wake
Those who see it, they know to shake
Shadows mark its forgotten past, no story left to hide
A man deranged, a walking corpse coming from the side
Clutching dying dreams and fading hope, always on the path
Moving forward to the night, death to those who face its wrath
One by one you see the stars go out, a sign of its return
The vessel of death whose identity none may discern
As you wait to see the sun rise, a growl from behind
Blank dull eyes loom forward, empty of anything of any kind
The beast roars and witnesses a skeleton turn to dust
For this animal did not come to kill, it was only a pair of eyes
For all to see, to believe, without a doubt of trust
Your final breaths were long ago, as was your demise