Dancing With Denial

The world I see before me is a vision sought most vile
Blackened lies welcome my cue for dancing with denial
Inside this cage a ballroom glazed with neither gold or glitter
But Nightmare's fornication leaving my life tasting bitter

I glance upon an orchestra as they begin to play
With instruments designed to perceive nothing but dismay
Comprised of severed heartstrings and bows to scrape the flesh
Of victims such as I with no more secrets to confess

Satanic choirs reverberate not hymns of hope and glory
But harmonises weaknesses and pains derogatory
Only the most powerful emotions they convey
But although their lips are moving, I can't hear what they say.

I cannot bring myself to face the horrors of this land
A distorted reality is not what I had planned
Choking on the sound of truth , stumbling on self-doubt
My own free spirit locked in place with no hope getting out

Is this where it all ends? Have I drawn the final curtain?
I've never lived my life in vain, for this I am most certain
Contemplation here is met by rapturous applause
Never to be questioned when you're fighting for just cause

Waking up I find myself in the comfort of my bed
It was all a dream; that wretched place was all inside my head
Immediately I feel relieved, but all the more retreating
...For my conscience isn't the only one that takes a constant beating.