Lyrics Illusions - Ophidian

The realm
Do you know what the realm is?
A story we agree to tell each other over and over
Till we forget that it's a lie
But what do we have left once we abandon the lie?
Chaos, a gaping pit waiting to swallow us all
Chaos isn't a pit
Chaos is a ladder

Chaos

Chaos is a ladder
Many who try to climb it fail
And never get to try again
The fall breaks them
And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse
They cling to the realm or the gods or love
Illusions, only the ladder is real
The climb is all there is

But what do we have left once we abandon the lie?
Chaos

The realm
Do you know what the realm is?
A story we agree to tell each other over and over
Till we forget that it's a lie
But what do we have left once we abandon the lie?
Chaos, a gaping pit waiting to swallow us all
Chaos isn't a pit
Chaos is a ladder
Many who try to climb it fail
And never get to try again
The fall breaks them

Chaos

You've been to the other side
The other side? There is no other side
I have been to the darkness

Chaos