We Salute You In Your Grave

Engulfed in despair, the world still turns
So that the sun sets never cease
And there will never be any tomorrows
Because the immortal are falling from grace

Drowned in gloom, the skies blacken
So the winds become fiercer
And the night conquers
Because the jaundice flesh is devoured from the inside out

Tossed in sorrow, black rivers cascade from innocent white porcelain faces
So the eyes flicker with pity
And the ground tears apart, revealing the crusted, hardened earth
Because the soul departs

Returned, never again
So walk away
And the backs now shun
Because the gray slab intimidates

Praised forevermore
So the name will carry on
And somehow, smiles shatter through stony expressions
Because we salute you in your grave