Thorns and Branches

by Rotten Tongue

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Among the branches
With roots below
I travel this path alone
With my lover in tow

Grieving in my newfound solitude
An undesired and unending loss
I thought the realm may have been colder before
Now incomparable to this unearthly frost

Bleak
Heart colder than midwinter night
I only hope within my hands I've the strength
Hope
Shattered like a skull on the rocks
Effortlessly drifting away
Screaming ‘til silence remains

Thorns and branches rip and tear at the flesh
As my footsteps carry me deeper and deeper
Into the fog
The path it narrows
I can barely see in front of me
Yet the glow of the beyond
Begs for the corpse of my eternal love

Footsteps carry me deeper and deeper
I can barely see in front of me
Lower and lower
Surrounded by silence I begin your descent

Lower
Lower

Among the branches
And the roots below
Now lay my lover
As my heartbeat slows

I struggle
A shuddering breath
As I lament for you
Rest peacefully under the soil and roots

I will see you once again
Buried beneath the soil

I wipe the sweat from my brow
Shaking I rise to my feet
Strength waning
I mark the grave and begin to leave
Each step it seems
I grow colder still
As though the last warmth
Was buried with them
Gasping I collapse
I am not meant to leave
Lower and lower still
Among the branches and roots below

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released January 27, 2023

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You are blinded by the putrid wave as a voice speaks from behind your eyes. This harrowing call beckons you to relinquish control and submit to a Rotten eternity by damning yourself with wicked strikes upon us all. Embrace the Rot and let it seep within you. ... more

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