Soaking, now, in the glare A penetrating ray of daylight is plunging through and igniting the still cold air Warmth, now, smoothing the stones Worn down by the feet of generations past, memories of worlds from long ago As creatures stir, their prickling fur signals my presence in this gold land A walk through the fields yields a knowledge of life, death, and the endless existence of man Haunting now In my dreams What i've sewn I face to reap Endless days Of infinite night Eternal streams Of gentle plight And from whence i came i shall never return! I cast myself into the fires of the astral plain! Though fear chills my soul, the will shows its strength! Let the flame of spirit guide you on the greater path! There once was a day when my soul was weak, my spirit beset by the spectre of comfort and terror at the unknown, at the trials and challenges that the future held for me. But the will proved itself more powerful than any mortal doubt, any infirmity of flesh and blood, and faced the end with open arms and a strength beyond that of any mere man. As the light travels on And spirit determines those who might lead and others who just carry on My fate left unsealed by destiny Leaving me to take the reins and discover a future that others can't see Bracing for a life once lost, unfettered by mortality Shattering the mist and deceptions of what any man could choose to be Now craft you words laced with the verve of the thousand deaths you will see And drink from this life all the blood and the earth and take the crown of self-majesty