Reality, this spiteful snake Rearing its ugly head Venom dripping from its grin As it tosses yet another obstacle in our way If given a thousand years to collect To process, to portray We could never encompass the voracity Of one single day Trapping us in its winding Its closing malignant cycles A tightening coil to bind us Hold us tight in unforgiving embrace ♪ Its all-engulfing jaws, infinite, boundless Biting down on the dying flesh of hope Its fiery breath levelling, dismantling Flattening, tearing down the structures of our dreams ♪ Overcome, defeated Terrified, shivering, mute Reality is terror, this truth is absolute ♪ Reality, this spiteful snake Shedding its smothering veil A shroud to asphyxiate Exterminate, eradicate