Resign to post a hollow ensign in regards to days of oldProgress or a lack thereof, confess turning to face the untrueA passage new, a passage boldWayfaring a path one may never undoRe-paving the ways, long forsakenAdversities never forgotRe-righting the wrongs that have always provedUndeserving of reformResign to post a hollow ensign in regards to days of oldProgress or a lack thereof, confess turning to face the untrueThe time passed long ago can still alter youCustom distain over the wake of your pastIf only the mindful felt for the lost, would the error persistIf only the innocent fell for denial, once hopeful, now blindAnd the light, as blinding, and yet as faint as it may beHas lead us nowhere but to our graves, much like it does nowAnd with hands shaking, a prayer out loudTo guide a hand into hallowed groundFor a genesis like every one beforePride forged, ambition in the darkRegret is still only a spark on theFuel that is almost but a rhythm set to echo ever againTrace the artery aloneAnd lead, in vain, your path to conceive the unknownThe time passed long ago can still alter youCustom distain over the wake of your past