Emotional paralysis Distortes view of life Cancerous catharsis, Feelings fueled by strife Build a picture, Form an image Regulate the flow Brick up the cracks, Dam the gaps, Fight to stem the flow Modified reactions, No outward sign To those you hear Instinctive indications, Turn away from those held dear Mentar rear-guard action, Train of thought runs wild Outside interference, There's nowhere left to hide Wondering, questioning, Fearing the black Running, hiding, Too scared to turn my back Unfeeling, unseeing, Paranoia within Silencing, deafening, Tumultuous din Cleansing the sickness, Feeding the soul Drawing the power, Highlighting the goal Beat into submission, Suffer the condition Rip upwards and outwards, Destroying within Unheard, the voiced deafen Unseen, the dry rot spreads Unknown, the fears that beckon Time stop, fatal dread