Conscience in a Cave
Dogwood Lyrics

The darkness falls upon the trees at night.
The night envelops everything with a sense of darkness and emptiness.

My voices say it's time to feed my own sight.
I am driven by my own thoughts and desires to pursue what will satisfy me.

Further from sane I cannot move again.
I can only descend deeper into my own madness and delusion.

Engulfed in the in dread it's breaking up my life.
I am consumed by fear and it is destroying everything I have.

Going forward. I learn from my mistakes.
Despite my struggles, I try to move forward and gain wisdom from what I have experienced.

Division of my own self leaves me wondering what I've become.
I am torn between conflicting parts of myself and do not know who I truly am.

When I'm alone to think of my torture.
I often ruminate on the pain and suffering I have endured.

I never have to pretend I love you.
I can be honest about my lack of affection or concern for others.

I have no conscience: I have compassion.
While I lack a moral compass, I do have empathy for those who suffer.

I'd lie to replace what I imagine.
I will fabricate my own reality to suit my desires and ideals.

You don't have to watch me fall.
You do not need to witness or intervene in my own downfall.

Just one one more time dear,
Please allow me one last chance to get things right.

You know I have to.
I am driven to fulfill my own needs and desires, regardless of the cost to others.

I never wanted to hurt you, hurt you.
Even though I may hurt you, I never intended to cause you pain.

Whatever's pulling keeps on pulling me much closer to my heaven.
I am drawn towards what I perceive to be my ultimate happiness or fulfillment, regardless of the consequences.

When I am with you I can feel my goodness it's like I'm in heaven.
In your presence, I am able to briefly experience something resembling joy or contentment.

The shock of waking up in fear that death in near will never happen.
I am constantly gripped by the fear of death and destruction, but it never quite overtakes me.

I'm coming down; I'm coming down for you.
I will descend from my own heights and relinquish my own power for the sake of another.

My game is over.
I am no longer able to play the game that I have created for myself.

I am comatose with my false lover.
My own delusions and falsehoods have rendered me inert and immobile.

Nothing can break my I have no conscience.
Even though I lack a moral center, nothing can completely shatter me.

Nothin' will stop me,
No force or obstacle can deter me from pursuing what I want.

Until I stop this.
I will not cease my pursuit until I have either achieved my goal or completely destroyed myself.