The Last

(album: Cries Of The Past - 2000)

These fingers so frail paint in my mind
Scars down the back of my eyes
Death walks with me alone tonight
The coldness whispers, "It's almost near."
Rest, for soon it will be over!

Years flash before me, and I understand why I'm here
...No one will ever know, as the pictures come clear
"Don't worry", they tell me; this feeling won't last forever!
Voices beating their drums in my heart
The water looks so peaceful below, and the struggle lets go
...climbing over the wall of life's edge
Leaving behind the smiles of yesterday

The light that shined has vanished to a grayscale of night
Tears once present, now look into the dryness inside

Silent words enter the sky
Screamed from this body as a reply
And these words begin to write
"Dear Lord, if these break the earth, and enter Your courts; save me tonight"

Time is short and the hurt of death grows with every breath
Here I am at the end
This wall that blocked you out for so long opens wide
And I begin to burn from the inside
I'll never forget that night
...The night Jesus Christ made the blackness white!