I crank it up to keep them down,
A smile to hide my secret frown,
Through searing pain and blinding light,
These shadows reign unholy might,
My body lost to dark control,
They feast upon my very soul,
I crank it up and turn the key,
This smile is all there is of me,
The music stops, the volume fades,
Control complete, my mind degrades,
My life a shrouded crimson haze,
Descending through my final days.