the phantom walks the halls
and they are silent as can be
his foot steps make no noises
and his eyes you cannot see<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the fearless phantom sleeps well at night
there\u2019s nothing in his nightmares
that could happen in real life
he outlives all his friends and generations of people
he lives the longest day
but his life will have no sequel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the fearless phantom knows no defeat
he triumphs without effort
his face isn\u2019t marred by dust or blood
he holds the perfect record<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and the truth is that the fearless phantom isn\u2019t fearless at all
he fears failing
losing
risking
dying
he\u2019s never felt a single fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

he doesn\u2019t engage in battle
for he is afraid of death and of suffering
if only the phantom knew
one day of living full of fear but willing to try
is worth more than a thousand days of nothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the fearless phantom has never showed
he\u2019s never even begun
he\u2019s never started anything
and so he\u2019s always won
of course he\u2019s undefeated
he doesn\u2019t know the pain of loss
or feeling of being mistreated
he prefers it this way, you see
he will never boast a frown
but the phantom doesn\u2019t just miss out
it\u2019s others he lets down
he doesn\u2019t show
he doesn\u2019t blink
he doesn’t ever try
and he\u2019s worth much less
or nothing at all
next to the man that\u2019s willing to die<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the man who shows
the man who risks
the wild man who puts it all up on the line
the one knows a greater cause than just his own divine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the phantom will always win in a battle with the wild man
the fight is one that\u2019s far from fair
the fearless phantom cannot lose
if he\u2019s never really there<\/p>\n\n\n\n

there is a truth beyond the phantom
to the wild man it\u2019s clear
a truth the phantom can never know
that anything worth doing is hard and marked with fear<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the truth is laid in plain sight for those will look near
the fearless phantom isn\u2019t fearless
his coat is simple to shear<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and so the wild man will grab his bow and sword and shed the skin of fearless wager
for fear comes with a life worth living
one that\u2019s full of danger
the wild man will surely lose
and maybe even his life at one point or another
but he knows the sweetness of victory
and dying for a brother
he believes
he cherishes
he soaks
he gives everything
the wild man is afraid
but the fearless phantom’s fear is death
he\u2019s a ghost who can\u2019t be slain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and so the fearless phantom will never lose
he\u2019ll hold a perfect record
but all through this flawless existence of his
he\u2019ll carry a hole right at his center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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