urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:chadathan Chadathan Chadathan 2005-06-08T06:59:33Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:chadathan:385 2005-06-08T06:59:33Z 2005-06-08T06:59:33Z franz ferdinand <i>Awakened by Shadows<br><br>I woke up to my nightmares<br>But was afraid to close my eyes,<br>Until they haunted my fitful sleep;<br>Until they dragged me, down<br>Through the frightened lake of consciousness;<br>Until I walked soullessly,<br>Alive in the coffin of my body,<br>Buried in their laughter;<br>Until I walked to my own grave,<br>Longed to lie inside it:<br>Walked on because I could not rest;<br>Walked on and lived the dream,<br>The dream of immortality come true,<br>Worse than the nightmares I feared.<br>And their smiles,<br>Their smiles like wolves.<br>I wondered why the Earth,<br>So warm and living,<br>Turned me away.</i>