Lacerating pains of degeneration speed through yourtrembling mindStill, in machine-like strife you gain another mile The temporary elusive goal: To reach the solace, tofeed once moreupon the synthetic reaper of loss. No matter theoutcome. No matter the costCold and stinging needs tearing through the hallsOf your defiled, flesh made temple with its closingwallsS till you claim the worshippers pose and you bow. YoukneelControl: once superior, now a docile pet at chaos'feetPulling the leash as it trails the scent to where allhurt recedesYour past a blurry patch in mind, your future once;now thin dreams fil edToward the lights of need you strive - to drink intoyour vein the shineBeaten to the unforgiving ground. Lashed intosubm ission- By the inner starving demon. By its unrelentinghandStill you claim the worshippers pose and you bow. Youkneel to th e syringeAnswering only to authorities of sedation. Theircalls the only ones heededA worn out soldier touched by their cont agion. Abattered drone at their feetYou're the one betrayed. An outcast set afire by yourinner warYour burning self so far astray. A combustion fannedfrom within your core