Sear me shut.

Where I'd once sit,
I can't stand up.

Where I'd once walk,
I can't move.

Where I'd once flee,
I'm trapped.

I want to reach out to you,
but my hands are tied.

I want to pray,
but I'm bound.

I can't reach you from this place,
where I'm entombed, it seems.
I'm trapped and bound,
caught and tied.

I cannot make flight,
nor make fight.

The breaking sounds grow ever louder,
must be a sign the vigil's broken.

I want to hope,
but I've been denied.

If I could sleep it off,
but I can't move,
the strain is so much.

I want to cry,
but I can't.

I want to scream,
but I'm silenced.

I want to see,
but the pale sun
sears my sight.

I can feel every beat of my heart,
pulsating in my brain,
such pain...
Such pain.

I can feel the weight of these chains...

I want to love you,
but my heart is broken.