Panophobia

Keep out the intruders
Put the drawbridge up
The enemy ransacked what we had just rebuilt
Now the garden lies in serene symmetry
And severe color theory

Roots slowly poisoning
Through strategic seeds planted inside
We’re much safer self-preserved
Let the Dead Sea rise
No, the watch dogs aren’t robots
They can’t defend against their lures
Doors that weld shut behind you and books that fly like birds

Crushed by backpacks filled with ammo, luggage carts distracted the defense
And the troops sneak in undetected, charades begin, start the pretense
Obsessive thought in royal chambers invites Trojan warriors in
Little exceptions seem so harmless, little victories, little wins

And now why has the plan failed?
We sit here aimless once again
With all units deployed fully, how is it we let him in?
All the corporals agreed: Zero-tolerance enforced
But as cold as doorknobs were I somehow still opened the doors!

Each battle lost is a mile gained on the terminal timeline
We all fear the last few inches, but they’re so far out, we’re blind
Each battle lost

A dysfunctional team, we are, no one following the rules
Yes I’ll do my best to protect you but your disobedience intrudes

Skeletons escape the flesh like ants through tightly clenched fists
This time impeaches the tyrant!

What a contradictory statement — suicidal self-preservationist
Although logic understands, prison chambers still exist
Chambers east and west conspiring, neighbors north and south unite
With the four working against me I’m powerless and losing sight!

Each battle lost is a mile gained on the terminal timeline
We all fear the last few inches, but they’re so far out, we’re blind

This is a forced entry
This is the algometry
This is panophobic
Immunity gets sick
This is a forced entry
This is the algometry
This is panophobic
Taken down, brick by brick
This is a forced entry
This is the algometry
This is panophobic
This is the last conflict!

Each battle lost!
Each battle lost!