The descent into nihilism If the world has no purpose, then neither does
The man He has detached himself from the rest of humanity He is alone
Darkness In the midst of a purposeless existence, however, what good are
Our most basic interpersonal connections? Love? Giving? Sacrifice? If we
Are to become overmen and direct our goals toward only our own achievement,
Then we should never let ourselves be weighed down by others, never live
For the sake of another man, never sacrifice anything for the lesser or the
Needy (see: Ayn Rand) Yet, most of us still desire to help others
Somewhere in the man, a desire for light sparks
There's no way out of this, no light, no hope
Put out the fire that burned so bright, no truth, no home
My footprints in the sand are cleared with morning's tide
For nothing will remain, all will subside
But there must be something more There must be something more
The darkest clouds will fall, all meaning laid to waste
They tell me there's no hope, no light to guide the way
If these shells of skin and bone are all we have,
Then I refuse to stand and watch the fire die inside die inside