Lost Hope

I've been in the fires

Deep in the pits of hell,

I've killed all my weaknesses

And built a strong hard shell.

 

Life may have been nice

Had I been somebody else,

But when you live in hell

You just learn to protect yourself.

 

I knew I wouldn't feel

I was worthless like dust,

So many souls were there

But none that I could trust

 

I wished and I hoped

That you would come around

Whenever you were near me

I always felt safe and sound

 

But my wishes were soap bubbles

They never had substance at all

I'd watch as my wishes popped

when the end came to their fall.

 

So I gave up my wishes

My hopes and my dreams,

I simply hoped I'd fade away

Into the dark to wait for the end.