Project: Xanadu - In the Shadows of Reminiscence Lyrics

Afterthoughts
Reflecting on latent memories
Chilling my bare bones
As I pray, pray down on my knees

Flashes of light before me
Coloring this cold reality
Can't avert my eyes from this scene
In vain, I can't redeem

Lost in a fragment of anxiety
Trapped in the essence of eccentricity

Touching on that frail emotion
Vindicating no one
Familiar guise on unknown faces
Faith and trust are gone

Now I drift along
Passing through, never settling
Always another point of view
Infinite, never-ending

Always retracing my last steps
Always trying to fill the gaps
Never seizing for a day, never leaving disarray
Balancing on the edge of fear until I simply disappear

Forcing myself to keep looking for the answers in the past
Never revealing my identity, but it won't last
Losing myself in nature's falling leaves
Bury my thoughts in everlasting grieves

Temptation to forget and start anew
Is struggling in life's twisting bayou
Life without context is a horrifying, waking dream
My world is slowly drifting aimlessly downstream

Forcing myself to search through the past
And never reveal my identity
But like my memories, it doesn't seem to last
The answer's concealed and held down by grief

Attempts to reveal conspiracy
Result in just more mystery
Destruction of my identity
What is it they want from me

I can't believe a word
No matter what I've heard
Too much I've hit the dirt
Too many times I have been hurt

Existence in mere shadows
Contemplating my wrongs
Follow the lines in tarnished waters
Watch the tide grow strong

Can we ever trust
Anyone, anytime
Can we afford to shun
Or put our faith on the line?

Trapped in a world of insecurity
Must tap the best of my ability