CHILIAD

A chiliad, a myriad, a thousand either way,

A thousand shots to fire and a thousand souls to slay

Nobody feels, nobody heals, nobody kneels to pray

It's a lonely sun that rears his head,

And begins another day.

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A thousand faces in the water

A thousand guns that do not care

A thousand shadows in the twilight

A thousand whispers in the air.

A thousand voices beseech for aid

A thousand heads that hang in shame

A thousand stars grow dim forever

A thousand hearts fall ill with blame.

A thousand tears fall soft in silence

A thousand lakes are filled that night

A thousand bodies lie by the roadside

A thousand faces, masks of fright.

A single sun fades into darkness

A single soul mourns what is past

A single prayer pleads for forgiveness

A single tear from grief, aghast.

A single tear, from grief aghast

Upon my cheek like ice is cast

A single tear, of diamond fair

A single tear, of grief I share.

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A chiliad, a myriad, a thousand either way,

A thousand tears unspoken and a thousand words to say.

A broken heart, a soul apart, is but one voice anyway

A shadow amongst broken dreams

I'll speak no more today.