Cry of The Afflicted

The End Is The Beginning

Cry of The Afflicted


Waiting on the edge of a dream washed in silver cloud 
I stretch my hands out to catch the gently washing rain 
Have you tasted diamonds? Devoured their essence? 
The diamonds you find in the sky 

Embrace this token rose of crimson red 
Painted with the blood of my forsaken heart 
Hold it ever close, this dying rose, this mark of death 
The clouds they turn to black in the sunless sky 

This blanket of dark sheathing the light 
The rains cut deep and breach my veins 
This nightmare lives because of my disease 
Again I taste the diamonds 

Embittered and acrid, they taste of death 
And I can see that the rose has withered 
The wasting of the petals is a mockery to my shame 
Embrace this token rose of crimson red 

Painted