Two and Twenty Misfortunes Lyrics

brilliance,
a heart of gold,
and a voice that whispers,
i am wholly miserable.
he is the most miserable of men.
every word he speaks reeks of failure.
he has failed where others
have succeeded threefold.
this failure suffers
what is a man
that is the source of his own misery...
to face a lifelong nightmare
of taunting dreams is unbearable.
what is this man,
a dark prophet...
a dark prophecy...
suffering knows no end,
nor does his appetite for it
opt for the darkest corner and brood.
keep closed your eyes.
keep turned your back.
tomorrow is dead.
tomorrow is dead.
today is the grave.
yesterday he secured a tomb.
time has been cruel.
why should time be any different than life
when tomorrow is dead
his shame.
he will lie between
resentment and regret.
he shed his grace.
as certian as a snake sheds its skin.
laid waste to a wealth of talent -
his curse of being blessed with treasures
that just were not gold enough.
his endless misfortune

Shai Hulud - That Within Blood Ill-Tempered

May 2024

1. Being Exemplary
2. Ending the Perpetual Tragedy
3. Given Flight by Demon's Wings
4. Let Us at Last Praise the Colonizers of Dreams
5. Scornful of the Motives and Virtue of Others
6. The Consummate Dragon
7. This Song: For the True and Passionate Lovers of Music
8. Two and Twenty Misfortunes
9. Whether to Cry or Destroy
10. Willing Oneself to Forget What Cannot Otherwise Be Forgiven