Hope Shattered

Hope, NoHope, Shattered, Night, Angst,

Some nights I feel hope shattered.

Dreams in a million pieces that cannot be gathered

My body is tired and my mind is haggard

And I question to myself does it all even matter

And the only answer that comes to me is no

Darkness moves in my mind telling me to let go

Like the dark clouds in the night sky making sure the moon don’t show

Dark thoughts in my head deny me the moon's glow

And block out its gravitational pull that it has on my tides

You know that subtle feeling that we have inside

Constantly telling us we gone be alright

Providing us with the strength to get through the night

So on these nights when I see the sky I see no horizon

Just eventual defeat staring at me in the form of Orion

I understood old traditions of work to achieve

And give to receive

But those things I understood am now finding hard to believe

Cause instead of heading for a promotion at work I must just be relieved

And those who I gave to when they were in need

See me broke and struggling and they just turn and leave

Ugly hearts, ugly minds, everyones out for themselves

Hands out for a hand out their scavenging for wealth

Humans are complex beings so how can I read them

They plead their tragic case and how can I but believe them

I hear their stomach growl and how can I but just feed them

And If the Lucifer's the most beautiful, how can I tell angels from demons

It’s a cold dark world make no mistake

Love is so hard to find in the 51st state

We don't find it in pills, were unsatisfied by thrills

And so left with no other choice we settle for borderline hate

We ignore tragedy as we get fast food to eat

Cause when we acknowledge the truth how can we but weep

We live our lives in a corrupt system and are herded like sheep

Taught to live for dreams that we only ever see in our sleep

But don’t take this all seriously

Cause what I’m saying isn't always right

But tonight I feel hope shattered

And the moon is just out of sight

But soon the sky will start to turn pink

The dark clouds will start to fade

The sun will take its place

As night is forced to give way to day

I'll then watch the sky turn to blue

And my vigor will be renewed

As I am reminded

That when the sky is black

morning is on its way