Cachexia from Paralipomena by Pillars Of Cacophony
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6. | Cachexia | 3:46 |
Lyrics
My body is starving with plenty to eat
The essence of strength and vigor fades
Muscles, once the pillars of movement and life
Dissolve into whispers of their former might
The silent thief
Steals from the wellspring of vitality
In the struggle for survival the balance tilts
From growth to decay and perilous erosion
As the flesh succumbs to the march of atrophy
The hunger for life remains
As my reserves dwindle
The silent thief
Leaving a hollow shell in its wake
Cachexia
Driven by chronic inflammation
Corrupted metabolism
Fat stores depleted
Lipolysis increased
Hormonal imbalance
The silent thief
Steals from the wellspring of vitality
Mitochondrial dysfunction
Reactive oxygen species
Hormones exacerbate catabolism
Leaving a shell crumbling under its own weight
The silent thief
Leaving a hollow shell in its wake
The body out of tune
Each note a lament of lost sustenance
Cachexia