Wake up in the infirmary. Patience, it's almost time. Waiting is the worst part of it. This is not life, this is waiting to die. Sterile gloves slip on fingers, a bead of red drips past my eyes. Taking a cocktail of sedatives. Once, we were legion, but now we are five. If I wake up, don't scream, don't run. Just remain calm, walk back outside. This isn't me, it's them. It's them. Today is a good day to die. We'll never leave. Bodies burst into flames. All this, for what? Born under the blackest stars.
credits
from 'Voyager',
track released September 4, 2012
The Catalyst
recorded at Sound of Music in Richmond, VA with Bryan Walthall
mastered by Carl Saff
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