Lotus from Everest by Dead NoVa

Will I see the lotus open up
Or will I die from it's poisonous touch
Rebirth comes from the darkest of places
But it still looks bleak from the bottom of the lake bed
Down here where the sun never shines
Surrounded by ghosts of all I've done wrong
Their tortures strip the flesh from the soul
An agonizing scream, a remorseful song

A stranger in a strange land
Boots caked in filth
A wanderer amongst the wreckage
Overburdened by guilt
Lost among the despised idols of old
I am a long way from home
I am a long way from home

Cracked sands bake under a cold dessert sky
Wrapped in illusion I huddle for warmth
None of this seems real but only I know why
I march onward, no trail in the dust
Nothing in front and nothing beside
Never look back only hatred behind
A blind man's shuffle until I found an oasis
A jet black pool with an unborn flower inside

Wade under for shelter in the darkness
You gotta break the oil surface
You gotta break the fuckin' surface
Floating serenely I find my fight is right here
My fight is right is right here
The budding flower the symbol of life
Can't rise up as quick as I went down
Break the oil surface
You gotta break the surface
In you I see the power I see the power
To pull me through this

Will I see the lotus open up
Or will I die from it's poisonous touch
Rebirth comes from the darkest of places
But it still looks bleak from the bottom of the lake bed
Down here where the sun never shines
Surrounded by ghosts of all you've done wrong
Their tortures strip the flesh from the soul
An agonizing scream, a remorseful song

Stripped naked
Everything to bear
I swear that I'm still here
I swear that I still care
Water fills my lungs
Survival is hard
But it's a grave of my own hand
Not a bad card

• Metal
• Metalcore
• New Wave of American Heavy Metal
• Fairfax