Diminishing coherence
Hierarchies crumble and dissolve
As we find ourselves standing
On the last peak before the final fall
Winds of cosmic respiration
Steady cycles of chaos and growth
Dismayed the sages scatter
Disarrayed the fools come flocking together
Come calamity unto us
Perched up high I will watch it all unfold
Man bereft of purpose, stripped of all but fear
Carnal instincts reclaim their straying souls
Priests and oracles were always empty handed
But now their thieving fingers are finally pried apart
What lord deserves our worship, yet can't reverse the verdict
What good is a rapture when you're left to rot?
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