I thought I felt magic
In the air around me
I thought I heard you sing
Was it dark, was it light?
Was it my worries that caused my fright?
Or was it something dark and mean?
On a long road to midnight spells
Something found me
And locked me away in prison cells
of my mind.
Till you found me
And set me, screaming, free.
I don’t know you. I can't feel you. And I don't see you,
Though you're standing next to me.
In the garden of nameless dreams
I felt the heartbeat
Of something yet unseen
Close your eyes, does it appear?
Is it the god of all you fear?
Did it feed on all your lies?
The wizard warned you
Not to play with Evil.
But still you had to
Find out what lurked in the cave.
That's where they found you
Scared and crying
Kneeling beside your grave.
I can't help you, though I've tried. Still for you I journey on.
Though it seems so much for me.
Won't you show…show me the way…to the other side…through this haze.
Can you go to
The limits of the mind
To search for answers?
But just leave me far behind. (Because)
I traded my gold for passions
Was I playing with fire?
If only for the chance to see
To catch a glimpse
To find a clue
To learn the mystery
That I knew
Would it crucify my soul?
In a dream of
Past encounters
A picture so held, so
Uncertain, like storms in the sky
But through the madness
You stayed beside me
But I, too blind to recognize.
I tried to hold forever.
But till I lost you
I never believed in Hell.
Now I don't care, if the daylight is fading. Free my soul
Into harmony and peace.
Won't you show…and take me away…to the other side…through this pain.
The picture you paint with words is just as vivid as anything the artists you mentioned could plaster a canvas with. This poem is heart-rending, bitter, wrathful, yet graceful and subtle at the same time. There is a sense of betrayal, though this may just be from the distorted perspective of a wronged heart. We tend to toss the blame around, regardless if the recipient deserved it or not. Sometimes though... they do. Well done Keith.