Design the Void - Abstract Influence Lyrics

To hold the world in my hands
To claim such defining acts that test the heart
Brings me to the brink of collapse
But with a taste of fruition

With the aura of consciousness and life surrounding flesh
The journey ahead comes with sacrifice
Dim eyes watch from afar in solitude
Encompassing the ever-expanding dark
Just waiting to tell us their timeless tale

Our thoughts are toyed with by the wise
Knowing we'll never see to eye
With infinity

But we try and we sweat for the passion in our hearts
And we realize that there's something great within each of us

Our thoughts are toyed with by the wise
Knowing we'll never see to eye

There's no dream that's not worth the nightmare
There's no pain that's not worth the light in your eyes
We've known this feeling, it comes and goes with struggle
But there's a chance to make it right and break from faulty cycles

We falter at the cost of seeing true sublimity
Making due with commonality
Every step of your journey ceding destiny
To hold the world in your hands
To claim moments that define you
Restore the passion within

There's no dream that's not worth the nightmare
There's no pain that's not worth the light in your eyes
We've known this feeling, it comes and goes with struggle
But there's a chance to make it right and break from faulty cycles

And while you're up there
I hope they don't crush your spirit
I know, it's not fair
You look at me with brightened eyes telling me
It's all fallen apart

Maybe I'll scratch the surface and get in
Maybe I'll find a way when hope wasn't worth it
Was it worth it

I look back up every now and then to see
What we were trying to believe in
I see the dimness fading
Have I lost my grip on the world

There's no dream that's not worth the nightmare
There's no pain that's not worth the light in your eyes
We've known this feeling, it comes and goes with struggle
But there's a chance to make it right and break from faulty cycles

I look back every now and then to see
What we were trying to believe in
And make real through those brightened eyes
I see the dimness fading
Have I lost my grip

Maybe I'll scratch the surface
Maybe I'll find a way