V.. F.. - 928 Sweet sleep..

sleep peaceful sleep
come steal over me now
numb not just my limbs
but mind and heart sublime

quieten those beats
that thunder to forbidden rhythms
mask and hide each thought
that germinates in mind
and rises unbidden

so come, sleep peaceful sleep
steal over me now
numb not just my limbs
but mind and heart sublime

dust to dust returneth
truly was not spoken of the soul
for it is destined to forever shine forth...
but all i possess today
all that is mine
is but a body supine
what use a walking corpse
desecrating lands divine?

so come, sleep peaceful sleep
come steal over me now
numb not just my limbs
but mind and heart sublime

heaven is promised to mortals,
stoically bearing torture and pain
for an untold lifetime
who turn the other cheek,
make another smile
stop only to wipe a tear
and gift another hope and cheer
peace a tormented one
may perhaps one day finally find

so come sleep peaceful sleep
make haste and steal over me now
numb not just my limbs
but mind and heart sublime

V.. F..

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