The clouding in my mind
Bears ever stronger, ever near
I know I cannot escape myself
Nor my past
But I try
Oh how I try

But the shadows follow me
No matter how far I run
And the shades of gray keep returning
One by one by one
And I know that this
Is a part of me
A part I must avoid
And I know the darkness follows me
Until
Until
Perpetuity

And the shadows burn
And seize my blood
And I know that through today
I will never let the shadows win
Though fight they may
Though they hurt my head
And bruise my brain
And fill me with hopelessness
I fight on still
Because I know
What I have

But the shadows follow me
No matter how far I run
And the shades of gray keep returning
One by one by one
And I know that this
Is a part of me
A part I must avoid
And I know the darkness follows me
Until
Until
Perpetuity

It’s a long long battle
But I am armed
I carry my sanity as a shield
Broken and battered it may be
But still it stands strong

My armor is my belief
In my own inner strength
I know I can beat this thing
Or at least hold it back

And I carry the love in my heart
As a sword
For knowing my friends
Family
And others
Love me as they do
And that I love them too
It keeps me going
Going strong
To fight off the darkness

But the shadows follow me
No matter how far I run
And the shades of gray keep returning
One by one by one
And I know that this
Is a part of me
A part I must avoid
And I know the darkness follows me
Until
Until
Perpetuity

And the shadows follow me
And they will
No matter how far I run
And the shades of gray will keep turning
One by one by one
And I know that this
Is a part of me
A part I must avoid
And I know the darkness follows me
Until I defeat it
Until I become it
Until I control it
Until I destroy it
Until I can avoid it
Until I can slay it
Until
Until
Until
Until
Perpetuity