Lights Out

Endless road from the past outstretched
I walked along with all the rest
Humanity shuffles along
To the future, billions strong

A world of night, color devoid
Stretching silent, not a noise
Grey dust rises in the dark
Cannot feel a beating heart

Heads bent down, like zombies walk
No spirit left, no sound to talk
Jostled gently, move along
For a spark of light I long

Feel the fire of your self
Don't march blindly off to death
Together, we'll hold back the night
We'll restore a flow of right

It seemed only I could look around
Across the dusty barren ground
In the shadows barely see
Sprawling wave of humanity

As we crashed relentless on
The color and light of life gone
No one else was noticing
Of the cliff we're approaching

Getting closer, falling off
Lemmings off the edge all walked
Tried to turn and walk away
But carried forward anyway

Feel the fire of your self
Don't march blindly off to death
Together, we'll hold back the night
We'll restore a flow of right

Cold and pushing on through mud
I see a spark of light and love
Knots of people by the ledge
Somehow not going off the edge

Frantic, shoving through the crowd
Crying out without a sound
I reach the edge of firelight
At the center, find what's right

Color bursts back in the dome
One man standing all alone
Holds aloft a torch so bright
Pushes back the endless night

Feel the fire of your self
Don't march blindly off to death
Together, we'll hold back the night
We'll restore a flow of right

There's sound here, full sensation
He sees I've stopped, says, welcome, friend
I'm glad you've made it safe inside
But you've just begun to fight

Off the edge, the people march
Pointless blindly in the dark
Never feeling, not quite real
Endless grinding of the wheel

See there's others, by the edge
Felt the panic, took the pledge
Now they hold their lights aloft
Offer respite but with cost

Feel the fire of your self
Don't march blindly off to death
Together, we'll hold back the night
We'll restore a flow of right

Others pushed into the light
Grimaced and jumped back outside
Hint of color drained again
Leaving only bland grey skin

I asked why they hated this
Seemed better to me to feel this bliss
He smiled sadly, said, look there
I saw another dome of light prepared

A woman held her torch up high
Sheltered some within her light
Together they cowered in fear
As the shadows pressed in near

Feel the fire of your self
Don't march blindly off to death
Together, we'll hold back the night
We'll restore a flow of right

A roar demonic somehow heard
Long-limbed stalker of the herd
Casually grabbed a grey face
Tore it, ate it, kept the pace

Moving closer, shining black
Reached towards the light, but pushed back
Angry, beating on the dome
Flicker flame, and out it goes

As the color drained from face
The monster grabs the woman's face
Struggles, vain, growing weaker
Horror show, starts to eat her

Feel the fire of your self
Don't march blindly off to death
Together, we'll hold back the night
We'll restore a flow of right

He said that happens to us all
If you can see the truth, they trawl
They crave the color and the life
But can't stand to be in light

When you know what's happening
Fear and panic sinking in
That's why some choose ignorance
And march off the cliff instead

So few lights dotted around
Against the flow, holding ground
Some wink out, but new flare on
Carry the spark of hope along

Feel the fire of your self
Don't march blindly off to death
Together, we'll hold back the night
We'll restore a flow of right

The monster turned and spotted us
Moving closer, coming death
My heart beating I could feel
Certainty that this was real

He handed me the torch to hold
Remember what you have been told
As it came closer, out he charged
Pending doom against rage so large

In utter silence, color drained away
He dodged and struggled, seemed in vain
But as his movements lost their life
Tripped it into the people's flow of strife

Feel the fire of your self
Don't march blindly off to death
Together, we'll hold back the night
We'll restore a flow of right

Screaming, roaring, filled with rage
Trampled under grey feet caged
It too was carried with the flow
And over the edge I saw it go

Now I stand here on the brink
Only glimmers, but I think
If we could all hold up our light
Humanity could be too bright

Together, hold back the dark
Fear not the monster's useless bark
They can't touch us when light's strong
We could choose when to march along

Feel the fire of your self
Don't march blindly off to death
Together, we'll hold back the night
We'll restore a flow of right

We'll restore a flow of right

Screaming, roaring, filled with rage
Trampled under grey feet caged
It too was carried with the flow
And over the edge I saw it go

Of right

We'll restore a flow of right
It's not hopeless, choose to fight

Down

It's not hopeless, choose to fight