Fallen from a brighter place
we grasp tomorrow from yesterday
We sleep in pain and dream in fear
and fall into an utter disgrace

Today is the nightmare we hoped to avoid
yet we walked on despite the omen sign
We could not see our enemy's ploy
Believing everything was fair and fine

Now in ashes I lay my head
and beg for quiet from the war
I draw each breath here on my bed
and wonder what it all was for

Did love spring into joy for always now
where you wait for me to catch up once more
Are new buds blooming all around
and bringing us back to where we were?