The tyranny of deterioration

Worries me that it's all just a waste of time

Taking one step forward, two steps back

Still I believe there's a breath through the thorns

And I believe the summer's warm

And I believe that it's ever bright beyond this black



So keep holding on to hope without assurance

Holding on to a memory of light

But will the morning come? For all I know

We'll never see the sun, but together we'll fight the long defeat



Suffering that I see all around

It's enough to keep me crashing down

Till I, I'm wrecked and wreathing from these falls

Still I believe there's a word in the wire

And I believe there's a way through the fire

And I, believe, there's a joy that blooms beyond these walls



So keep holding on to hope without assurance

Holding on to a memory of light

But will the morning come? For all I know

We'll never see the sun, but together we'll fight the long defeat