Fear!
I wake, drenched in my sweat
Panicked
Mind state, escape my bed
I can’t move, arms tied by my side
Frantic my mind races
“I don’t want to die!”

Breathing, rate increases just as heart rate, follows suit coinciding
Muscles, contract uncontrollably, seizing body, I feel weak
Choking, I start choking as I’m gasping, to find my voice to cry
Begging, to be set free from this hell

My body betrays me
I cannot fight or flee
I must stay to face the demon that infects my dreams
She lay beside me
Innocent, angelically
Gets close until she takes my breath away from me
The rest I once found solace
In now plagues me so
Like a poison, the fear shooting through my veins it flows
Hyperventilate,
Hallucinations
That threaten my very existence

- Stu Lead-

This demon stands in my face, I vaguely see its silhouette
My eyes burn from exhaustion and sweat
Franticly my mind races

Counting the seconds, they feel like an eternity
Pray for a way out, there is no way for me
“Why me?” I plea, this invisible force upon me
Pressure on my chest, hands around my throat
This power cripples me from sources unknown
Helplessly I sob, silently I cry, frozen to the world, is this how I die?

Slowly I find the strength to breathe, like emerging drowning from the sea
Crying like a baby who’s just taken their first breath of poisoned air
There is no safety from the torment of one’s inner mind
Poisoned by the traumas, pity and self-doubt instilled by society

-Stu Lead-
-Morgan Reid guest solo-
-Stu solo-

Finally coming to from this near death sleep
Body weak but regaining sensation in my feet
Still too weak to grasp a fist or make a sound
I still can’t speak out loud

‘Just relax and accept the fact,
This is your life now there is no hope to follow’
I refuse to give in to the sleep demon
It wants to steal my soul
Eternally

Eyes dilated I’m wide awake
But the fear, I can’t seem to shake it
My stomach is in a knot
The anticipation of knowing this is nearly over is almost too much to handle
What I would give to feel the sweet kiss of fresh air

Breathing, rate increases just as heart rate, follows suit coinciding
Muscles, contract uncontrollably, seizing body, I feel weak
Choking, I start choking as I’m gasping, to find my voice to cry
Begging, to be set free from this hell