Fortress of Solitude
Brave Saint Saturn Lyrics

I am the ghost
I am a haunting memory of what once was

Of haunting hope
Of hope that haunts, rather than sustains

A trailing phantom
A lingering apparition that follows without purpose

Some withering wisp of smoke
A fading, insubstantial essence of what was once strong

Slipping by
Passing by unnoticed

And these are my words
And this is what I have to say

Flung through the sky
Sent forth to soar, to be heard

Trailing red like a cape
Leaving behind a mark of passion, of intent

Longing to fly
Dreaming of soaring freely, unrestricted

On this, their thirteenth try
On this, the thirteenth attempt at achieving something great

This prison of mine
This weight that only I can bear

Is to carry alone
Is to bear without support or assistance

The light of one red sun
The fire, the passion, within me

Beneath my skin
At my core, where it cannot be extinguished

And never, ever go home
And never give up, never surrender

To watch the ravens fly
To witness what could have been, far off and unreachable

So very far, far away
So distant, so unattainable

Fortress of solitude
Keeping to myself to prevent further harm

I'll stay here, I'll make you all believe
I will remain steadfast and prove my worth

And if my words have forked no lightning
And if I have failed to inspire or influence

Never shall I sleep again
I will not rest until I succeed

With sickening speed
With nauseating pace, without respite

Red hearts on blue sleeves
Passion on display, exposed without protection

The bullets of your words
The verbal attacks of enemies

Could scarcely set their teeth into me
Could barely hurt me, despite their best efforts

But I am made frail
But I am still human, still vulnerable

In one single bound
All at once, without warning

My traitorous soul
My own internal enemy, my own worst critic

Stings me so far down
Pierces me deeply, to my core

Without a sound
Silently, without any obvious sign of pain

Never going to stop, not a break in my stride
I will not falter, I will not give up

Never let this cancer eat from inside
Never let the poison of others seep into my being

Raise the flag high with fists to the sky
Declare my presence, my worthiness, my resolve

I'll finish this, or this is good-bye
I will succeed, or I will not exist

Spies, to the right set their claws to kill me
Enemies lurk, waiting to strike

Lies from the left clasp their jaws on the guilty
Deceivers surround, waiting to ensnare

I'll break free. I'll break free
I will defy my oppressors and escape their influence

Just you watch me
I will prove you wrong

So discouraged,so dismayed
So disheartened, so disillusioned

See the poison, dripping from their blades
Witness the venomous nature of those who seek to hurt me

There is lightning, left in these words
There is still power, still hope, in what I say

I will still fly, rising with the birds
I will not be grounded, I will not be held back

I have carried the sun in my skin
I have felt the fire within me, and held it close

I cannot stop, I can not win
I cannot give up, even if I do not succeed

Forked tongues, forcing me to kneel
Deceptive words, pushing me down

As if I was no man made of steel
As if I were not strong, as if I were not resilient

What if these weak words, that I have tripped on
What if my own doubts, my own fears, hold me back?

Sing that I am the last son of Krypton?
Proclaiming that I am alone in my struggles

I hate you all. I hate you all
I despise those who seek to harm me, who seek to bring me down

This will never sleep
This will never be forgotten or ignored