The Everlasting Apocalypse: Pride by Wintermut3 published on 2022-03-14T17:04:27Z The first of the 4 "horsemen" of my original cycle of poems--this one is: Pride. When I first wrote these lyrics oh so long ago, as part of a cycle of poems I did not realize how much I had made "Pride" like the first Horseman in Revelations both mine and that one are wearers of crowns and neither have obvious intentions to their true natures--The Revelations version is sorta of a "false" good maybe even a false profit. From the Wiki: "In John's revelation, the first horseman rides on a white horse, carries a bow, and is given a crown - he rides forward as a figure of Conquest,"I assure you these similarities are somewhat coincidence--however.there are strong connections between the ideas of Conquest and Pride/Hubris the later of which is one of the 7 Deadly Sins,. another idea I was not aware of when I first wrote this , As when I originally wrote this at roughly 18 years old, I was not familiar we the details with the Four horsemen or even Revelations Lyrics: Pride Seemingly the most innocent of the four, yet he has kindled many a war. Built on good intentions yet steeped in fear, that what he has made may not be enough near. He revels in his creations pulling them over him like a rich cloak as he sits on a throne of skulls. Skulls of the ones he destroyed to make his kingdom, as his jealousy excelled his dreams into oblivion. He rules with what he feels is a gentle hand, as he slowly crushes that which he does not understand. His shiny crown bejeweled in souls blinds his eyes to what he has done. to what he has become... As a faint whisper tells him. All is gold and grand.... Genre Metal