VNV Nation - Genesis

breathing an air
permeated, soaked in darkness
emanating from within
resonating like a scream no one can hear

I wear this chaos well
though none should save me
desperation keeps me here
my need for innocence
the place where I began
the abyss becomes me
I wear this chaos well

are these not words of heresy
a venom on my lips, a poison?
my spirit impurified
in everything I choose to say

with you I stand in hope
that god will save us from ourselves
every cry a wasted moment
until another day is lost
even lands we once called home
lie undiscovered and unknown
only heaven`s silence for an answer
and did our laughter, did our tears
have some purpose after all?
did we toil in vain in hope
that wisdom came from what we`d done?
even lands we once called home
lie undiscovered and unknown.
only heaven`s silence for an answer.

are these not words of heresy
a venom on my lips, a poison?
my spirit impurified
in everything I choose to say

if I would shed my skin, the layers left,
but not the lessons learned
it would not undo what I have done
or grant forgiveness in some better days