We wanted so much but were doomed right from the start The yearning, wanting more that comes with beating hearts The path is shown and now we learn Through trial and tribulation we grow and burn Choose to walk the path of fire and return With knowledge of a lost empire We have forsaken dreams with envy in our hearts The bitterness in me consumes my every thought The path is shown and now we learn Through trial and tribulation we grow This haunted soul will never rest in peace Until it learns it has expired Remembering yet clinging onto nothing We wander on this wretched earth all alone Choose to walk the path of fire and return With knowledge of a lost empire we now burn Wallowing in the waste of doubt Empathy given then taken Misery will see this out The truly free have nothing for taking How should I feel when I feel nothing? This void is growing now Am I now free? Now I have nothing A smile can fool you all When we finally reach those false shores of hope long desired There's no turning back In remembrance of things past we drift now and wonder Why we've chosen the path of fire?