From dawn of history, mankind dreamed of heights sublime,
To reach a point of harmony, love, and godlike grace in time
Yet here we stand in ruins, where hope has turned to dust,
This civilization, built to fracture, not to heal,
Promising connection while it revels in conceal
Vanity dressed as purpose leads the lost astray,
Into a void where shadows whisper, hopes decay
In the veil of our time, where fear breeds disdain,
Deliberate ignorance keeps us shackled in our chains
Hearts encased in ice, divided by our plight,
Single atoms drifting, never forming into light
Compassion's sting replaces solace once bestowed,
Calmness, now a stranger, shuns the weary road
Maturity, once fertile, now drains our spirits dry,
While outstretched hands retract, leaving echoes to pry
In the veil of our time, where fear breeds disdain,
Deliberate ignorance keeps us shackled in our chains
Hearts encased in ice, divided by our plight,
Single atoms drifting, never forming into light
In darkness cast by greed, the many toil in vain,
While a privileged few feast, drowning in their gain
Pride in hollow ambition, as the earth screams in pain,
Nature withers underfoot, sacrificed for fame
In the veil of our time, where fear breeds disdain,
Deliberate ignorance keeps us shackled in our chains
Hearts encased in ice, divided by our plight,
Single atoms drifting, never forming into light
Instead of open arms, we face the weight of fate,
Love withers, choked by hate, an ever-tightening strait
All this to entertain a hollow, fleeting gaze,
As the world crumbles beneath our pride's cruel haze
In the veil of our time, where fear breeds disdain,
Deliberate ignorance keeps us shackled in our chains
Hearts encased in ice, divided by our plight,
Single atoms drifting, never forming into light
Now senses dulled, vision clouded, hearts in chains,
In shadows we wander, bearing all the pains
Both insight and outsight stripped of their guiding light,
In silence, we stand, where hope fades into night