[00:16.020]In ages forgotten,a Reaper was born[00:19.933]Spinning tales deathly belief[00:24.077]A yearning to traverse that forest of thorns[00:27.989]In remembrance of what lie beneath[00:31.890]The dangers abounding, the horrors untold[00:36.056]Cloud my vision, 'till I cannot see[00:39.999]Peculiar enchantments begin to unfold[00:44.145]And the Underworld calls back to me[00:52.110]As the light grows dimmer and fades...[00:59.765]Cross that river now,[01:02.115]Make our way beyond the gates[01:04.910]Release from our confinement[01:06.727]Together, we'll find it[01:08.801]The trail is fraught with perils,[01:10.577]And yet, we don't mind it[01:12.650]But looking towards horizons reminding me of then[01:16.557]Can't repent[01:18.380]Though I've hardly been spent[01:20.984]A journey downward toward somewhere new, yet familiar[01:24.935]I'm learning how to stand[01:26.437]For the smile I swear to defend[01:29.741]Till the end[01:30.782]As we further descend, then[01:32.866]Shall we go?[01:34.094]To be swallowed fates below[01:53.892]A moment in history, a flicker in time[01:57.573]A mystery I still can't break through[02:01.742]Im deathly defiant of crossing that line,[02:05.418]I don't want to break down before you…[02:09.612]Reach downward to glory, yet upward- what for?[02:13.767]An ouroboros of earthly desire[02:17.691]Devouring my tale just to tell it once more[02:21.854]Am I still the gold statue you admire?[02:46.570]Collecting all the stories we've enjoyed[02:50.238]And reflecting on the thorns that near destroyed me[02:54.427]I sang about a journey's end, and now we come upon[02:58.357]Another one[02:59.649]The sun setting earlier than believed[03:02.803]From this point downward, I cannot return[03:06.460]For the final dream I sought is so close yet far within my reach[03:11.862]Though I'd like it to be known[03:13.362]This I made on my own[03:18.769]Release from our confinement[03:20.593]Together, we'll find it[03:22.931]The trail is fraught with perils,[03:24.744]And maybe all is as it should be.[03:27.854]I promise I'll still be me[03:30.925]My mistakes[03:32.220]Somehow made a good story great[03:34.848]A journey downward toward somewhere new, yet familiar[03:39.012]I'm learning how to stand[03:40.770]For the smiles I swear to defend[03:43.843]Till the end[03:44.836]As we further descend, then[03:47.180]Shall we go?[03:48.720]Swallowed up by what waits below