Eternal Slumber

The fragile hour, it calms, it grips With each swallow, reality slips [Pre-Chorus] Shadowed heart, seeking release From the chains, she prays for peace One by one, the stars watch, weep As she falls into eternal sleep She cradles the night in her hands Swift slumber’s escape, where dreams land Veil of the dusk on her brow Her fading pulse whispers, and how [Verse 2] Is there solace found beneath skin More than her echoes, the silence within In her heart, a murmur of pain Slipping away from the day's cruel disdain Shattered dreams on the edge of her lips Life's tender thread now steadily slips [Chorus] Oh, sleep, the final gown In its embrace, she drifts, she drowns Midnight oil that burned too bright Lost in the shadows, out of sight Each pill a stone, in waters deep Fallen angel, craved for sleep [Verse 3] Upon the nightstand, lies her truth A silent testament of her youth [Verse 3] Softly, the world fades out of sight Into the void, she pours her plight