Hard Beginnings

A new streams pulls you
Through the bright sparkle of day
You have neither map, nor supplies
But in barrenness, how can you stay?

And it's hard beginnings
Leaving the child's land
The sun just rose
But so little warmth to be had
Been such a bitter spring
So little warmth to be had
In a lonely skull
So much is so bad

Leaving the safety for a brighter night
Wagon wheels creaking your past's demise
Agony and toils
Defeated love and hatred's spoils
And the blood-red moon reminds us
There's no room for more lies

Falling from the womb onto rocks
Granite slabs, cold water, bitter winds
When the knives that stab you
Are too sharp to share
How long can you hide from the devil's grins?

And it's hard beginnings
Leaving the child's land
The sun just rose
But so little warmth to be had
Been such a bitter spring
So little warmth to be had
In a lonely skull
So much is so bad

The mountains you've ascended
To no loud or veiled bliss
But to enter the darkest valley
Pulls you but ever further
From a soul-mates' understanding kiss

The diamond-snakes rattle
Warning you into a cave of blind clicks
Eye-silence and the terror of lost battles
Burning low your heart's candle wick

And it's hard beginnings
Leaving the child's land
The sun just rose
But so little warmth to be had
Been such a bitter spring
So little joy to be had
In a lonely skull, so much is so bad

Trying to find a minute of peace
A place of silence for your own tortured soul
You must resurrect yourself
You must break through
To escape the lonely claustrophobia
Of this caved-in, invisible hole