“Hello” from the land of the disenchanted…

My eyes are open wide and I see too far

–the mists have risen and magic fled–

And only my cynical mind remains…

There is no mystery here to find

Only loss and tears and recrimination

In this cold hard world I have lost

All faith and hope

Where is my savior? Who will take me

From this place of desolation

Where is denial when I need it most

Where is my life

But still I climb this jagged mountain

With grim purpose I commit

To yield not to any defeat or grief

And to fight to the bitter end