Apathy - Nightmare

Awake in a place unknown
Forsaken, barren, alone
Have I seen this place before
It seems familiar

Look into the golden mirror
Entranced by his cold dead stare
Have I seen your face before
Are you friend, or are you foe

The walls converge
I'm on the verge
of breaking
Claustrophobia sets in

Panic seizes the reins
Pulsing through my veins
It takes control
With a stranglehold

The walls draw near
Pinned against the mirror
And suffocating
As I'm crushed by the weight

But then an icy grip
Rips my soul
Into his realm
Its overwhelming

I emerge in a desolate place
Immersed in time and space
A mist surrounds the way
Amidst this endless maze

Mindlessly navigate
In catatonic state
The labyrinth inside my dreams
To which I'm bound in sleep


Save me
Wake me from this nightmare
Save me
Set me free from my mind


Wandering endlessly
I wonder incessantly
If I can escape the hold
The grasp of this timeless world

Hopelessly fail in my search
Helpless I fall to the earth
Sundered by the jaws of defeat
Surrendering I lie and weep

The seeds of death are sown
Consumed by overgrowth
Entangled with roots ingrained
As one we wilt and wane

But then a light appears
A beacon to purge my fears
The fog that crowds my thoughts
It breaks as the clouds part

Witness the gaze of the sun
Harness the power and run
Away from infernal perdition
A way to eternal salvation

Revived with a second breath
Inspired by newfound strength
Partaking in a marathon
Towards the pantheon

But the journey consumes my life
So weary of chasing the light
I fall to my hands and knees
Into sand as Pheidippides

Crawling across the land
Hauling myself to the end
Look up to behold again
I'm back at the edge of the world


Save me
Wake me from this nightmare
Save me
Set me free


The chariot continues to ride
The fire approaching the tide
As the horizon's infinite plane
Rises to extinguish the flame

With light, all hope was consumed
In darkness the nightmare resumed
Abandoned, displaced in the cold
Freezing my desperate soul

Trapped in a recursive dream
Haunted by recurring themes
A fate that I cannot prevent
His face I'll never forget

The sky turned gray as dust
Revelation that I must
Transcend and escape this land
For a chance to live again

There's only one way out
Of this I have no doubts
With all my fears released
I dive into the sea

Desperately swimming through
The boundless ocean blue
Left many leagues behind
With just one goal in mind

The image of golden light
Forever burned in my eyes
Blinded in search of a cure
For the restlessness that I've endured

At last to no avail
The final ship has sailed
Gasping for one last breath
I sink into the depths


Save me
Wake me from this nightmare
Save me
Set me free