Child of all hopelessness words by Alan.s.Robinson Child of all hopelessness ransomed by fate Betrayed by the past to a future you hate Tied to the wheel such a desperate state You turn to those dark thoughts you cannot escape Child of all helplessness betrayed by waves That pound yet the harbour that made you its slave Alone on the ocean where no one is saved You crave the cold comfort that waits in the grave Child of all desperateness sad eyes so sore From the salt lake of tears that you alone bore Each atom of your being desolate to the core Each nerve cold to comfort each wound fresh and raw Resigned to the hardship of what is in store Down trod and broken dammed for ever more