Jeff Williams - The Path To Isolation

It starts with the unexpected loss of something dear
The warmth that comforted and cradled just disappears
And in its place there’s nothing
Just an endless empty hole
The light that showed the way is gone
And darkness takes control
Bitterness and anger are quick to fill the void
The path to isolation is littered with the dreams that lay destroyed

The cold seems to grow in my soul it’s consuming me
Confused, and I’m losing myself in the storm
Growing jaded, being pushed being pulled I’m unraveling
Can’t find myself when I’m constantly forced to conform
Enemies surround me but the worst appear as friends
Liar and pretenders only seek to reach their ends
Everything is breaking right before my eyes
Looking in the mirror I see someone that I don’t recognize

The joy that my heart used to know is eluding me
Removed, and the one thing I feel is alone
Smiles faded, and I’m spinning, sinking, weakening
Frozen in solitude, loneliness chills to the bone
Memories escaping me as my heart begins to drain
Scars that cover wounds can’t hide the self-inflicted pain
Everything my mind wants, in conflict with my heart
Fighting back forever, but every day I’m falling more apart

Mirror what’s this thing I see?
Who is staring back at me?
A stranger to my heart has filled my mind
Mirror, help me
Who am I?