There is a time when life is written in black strokes of pain And the blood throbs in every vein... There is a time when the nerves snap with over-strain... There is a time when all colors are too bright And there is a stupid glow in every light And nothing seems quite real, or true, or right... There is a time when the heart drives the mind, Forcing the creaking wheels to grind With all the resouces that they can find... There is a time when perfection will not do And every achievement is surely overdue And compliments and virtues seem untrue... There is a time when the whole soul grows numb And all thought and all feeling is dumb And the face smiles with the joy that will not come... There is a time when life is strangled by fear And no help seems near And the soul screams, but none can hear... Thee is a time when the heart cries out for a warm embrace But the hands stay folded in their place Or keep on working at a steady pace... There is a time when the heart yearns to be free, Knowing that that will never be Until the threshold of eternity.
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