Allegory from Retrograde by Dearest

Who was I in my former life, to make you all believe such fantasies? Memories have been escaping me. Was it a dream? So it seems… You insist on calling me your hero. Waves crashing over me - revealing who I used to be. Now everything I thought was real is fading. So far away from all that I once called home. A leap of faith takes me into the great unknown. Alone. Guided by your glow.

You said there was nothing that could make you stay. Caught up in a promise you could never break. Calling my name as if the world stopped turning. I looked away and now the sky is burning. So follow the ashes, and they’ll bring you back to me.

With hope in our hearts we will roam. Together, much farther than we thought we’d ever go. No longer haunted by ties that bind us to the ghosts. Guided by your glow.

Born with bleeding hearts, we used the fire to fight through the dark. Torn from all we love, left to expire like those before us. Sworn to rise above, let only courage define who we are. Mourn those we have lost, and carry on with the wisdom that made us strong.

Float above the earth, trade your soul for all it’s worth. The clouds become your bed, a place to rest your head. Wander beyond the edge, begin existence once again. With hope in our hearts, we live on. The road has been paved all along. Carry on. Face the dark. Guided by your glow.

You said there was nothing that could make you stay. Caught up in a promise you could never break. Calling my name as if the world stopped turning. I looked away and now the sky is burning. So follow the ashes, and they’ll bring you back to me.

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