Oculi by To Die Elsewhere

Metastasis by To Die Elsewhere

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Oculi
by To Die Elsewhere

Album: Metastasis

I've lived in darkness for so long
And I crave to see the world around me
Oh God, won't you please open my eyes

The scales did not just fall, I clawed and clawed and peeled off a layer
Then a hint of light shone through and I saw me like trees
I want to see more, but the more I claw the more it bleeds
And the blood, the blood just clouds the lines

Sometimes I'm afraid of what I might see
Maybe the world isn't as pretty as I dreamed
Maybe there's safety in the dark
If I don't see it I don't have to change

But I know it's there
I can feel my fingertips sink into the cracks
And the edges split open my skin

Without sight I hide away, lest I wander into danger
With new eyes I would have to learn to walk, to work, to leave safety

I feel safe in the dark

But my thirst for wisdom reminds me I am blind
That I can't see the light without my eyes
Despite my fear, despite my shame I must regain my sight

As I peel away another layer I realize in disgust
That in my hands there are no scales, but the flesh of my eyelids
Clinched tight for years, I made myself blind
By hiding from the light