Fait Accompli - Tiles, Mike Portnoy

Hear the noises fade

Everything has changed

Even though I look the same

The burden still remains

Small lights appearing

I watch the sun begin to set again

I can’t see the stars

Unless it’s dark

My misfortunes are my own

From seeds that I let grow

What would a wise man say?

Draw wisdom from a wounded heart

A fait accompli

My destiny

Ghosts of injury

Resting in their place

Giving up and giving in

Ignore the fear within

I’m cleansed in waters deep

The place I almost drowned

Trying to escape

From the past

A fait accompli … delivering destiny