Gift of Joy

from Nekyia by Menace Ruine

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Gift of Joy

Midday, the sky was flawlessly blue
I took the permission to go
I was to look Death in the eye

Reaching the alcove I stopped,
Small at the edge of immensity
Will He gaze at me with his hollow eyes?

He stood tall on the back wall of his shadowed cavern
I dropped on my knees, trembling:
« Please hold my life as a surety for my vow. »

« You can make whatever promises you want,
You must make a commitment to my wife,
She is as much eternal as I am
You must surrender to Joy,
You can make whatever promises you want,
You must surrender to Joy,
You must surrender to Joy,
Do not come back until you have »

I left the alcove of Death
The alcove of Love,
The abode of Death and Joy,

Walk toward what I most fear,
Doorway to my true home
Dark and foreboding

Lead me to what I most fear
The doorway to my true home

Life without Joy is heading nowhere
Death without Joy is bored, barren, hopeless…

Life without Joy is heading nowhere
Death without Joy is lonely, shallow, cold…

There is no way out without Joy,
No way in without Death
And no road to return

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from Nekyia, released November 4, 2022

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