Occitan (English pronunciation: /ˈɒksɪˌtæn/,Occitan: [uksiˈta] or [utsiˈta]), known also as Lenga d'òc (Occitan: [ˈleŋɡɔ ˈðɔ(k)]; French: Langue d'oc), is a Romance language spoken in southern France, Italy's Occitan Valleys, Monaco, and Spain's Val d'Aran: the regions sometimes known unofficially as Occitania. It is also spoken in the linguistic enclave of Guardia Piemontese (Calabria, Italy).
It is an official language in Catalonia, Spain (known as Aranese in Val d'Aran). Occitan's closest relative is Catalan. Since September 2010, the Parliament of Catalonia has considered Aranese Occitan to be the officially preferred language for use in the Val d'Aran.
The term Provençal (Occitan: provençal, provençau or prouvençau, IPA: [pruβenˈsal, pʀuveⁿˈsaw]) may be used as a traditional synonym for Occitan but, nowadays, “Provençal” is mainly understood as an Occitan dialect spoken in Provence.
The long-term survival of Occitan is in grave doubt. According to the UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages, four of the six major dialects of Occitan (Provençal, Auvergnat, Limousin and Languedocien) are considered "severely endangered", while the remaining two (Gascon and Vivaro-Alpine) are considered "definitely endangered" ("severely endangered" essentially means that only elderly people still speak the language fluently, while "definitely endangered" means that adults speak the language but are not passing it on to their children).
Someday has come
the one which you foretold
full circle vengeance
speaks of a sarcastic past,
returning to its origin,
now you bear the mark
the liar
whispers softly into your ear
drowning in your own words
returning to a day,
you never thought would come
descent into ignorance
taken one step too far
the mark applied to others
is the one you see you are
all the empty promises
can’t remove the scar
buried in lost meaning
you have nothing left
drowning in your own words
fallen from your place of power
pleading for forgiveness
humbled upon your knees
only now it’s apparent,
you’re the carrier of the disease
pleading for forgiveness
Staring blankly back
lying dormant
under it’s own shadow
concealed and slowly corroding
solitary waiting
the cries turning from pity
into anger
shrouded in sorrow
numb to the truth
blinding with pale eyes
the mask no longer the liar
selfish honesty slowly dies
Expulsion, false sanctity,
calling back the blind,
injuring, endlessly,
Torture- of my crippled soul
is the result
of your spiteful words
re-open, festering wounds
Betrayal (2x)
I cannot believe,
the lengths to which you go to deceive
Carrying the marks,
of those you have scarred
Treachery is your game
you think you have something to gain
you cannot allow,
those who get close to hurt you somehow
You are alone
All alone
Betrayal (2x)
You will pay
for your sins,
I will live,
to see you suffer
That which is lost,
sought to be regained,
all those who got near,
viciously betrayed
Now- you- are- all alone,
There have been times when trust was misplaced
I found my self taking the blame
stabbed in the back
it seems to happen all the time
why did I bring myself such misery
I could not understand why
Now I know and there is
no love lost
I will live
another day
Now I know that there is
scum like you
bastards, waiting to betray
I had thought that
it was my fault
but now I know
and I am not afraid
I realize
years after the fact
that it was you
and not me to blame
Now I know and there is
no love lost
I will live
another day
Now I know that there is
scum like you
bastards,
waiting to betray
no love lost
Now I know and there is
no love lost
I will live
another day
Now I know that there is
scum like you
Retreat into the shallows of light,
for weakness finds you safety,
the torment of failed evasion,
deaf from your own cries.
Once realized at ends,
stood alone with fate,
and now you've found,
that you've fallen
Self inflicted wounds,
won't numb the pain,
words pierce your heart,
drive you back from whence you came
Standing alone in the darkness,
the world collapses inside,
alone with a pillar of salt,
no where left to hide
Fearing the reprisal,
you bring about your own vengeance,
words said in defense,
solidify the unjust sentence
The pride enclosed with fear,
coated by coerced ignorance,
reflections of the faceless,
stares blankly at your soul.
Once realized at ends,
stood alone with fate,
and now you've found,
that you've fallen
Self inflicted wounds,
Won't numb the pain,
words pierce your heart,
drive you back from whence you came
Standing alone in the darkness,
the world collapses inside,
alone with a pillar of salt,
no where left to hide
Fearing the reprisal,
you bring about your own vengeance,
words said in defense,
solidify the unjust sentence
MORBID PROPHECY
Counting the days,
before what was said has passed,
longing for the closure,
delivered at last
you foolishly doubted,
what had been foreseen
now you've fallen victim,
to the prophecy
As you stand, broken, alone,
staggering losses,
the fault is no ones but your own
given the chance, to alter your fate,
you did not believe, and now it is too late
Everything is lost,
nothing is the same
tragedy
You fell victim to the morbid prophecy
no escape, from your lethal destiny
you have lost all hope
there is no end in sight
you cannot escape
you cannot escape
As you stand, broken, alone,
staggering losses,
the fault is no ones but your own
given the chance, to alter your fate,
you did not believe, and now it is too late
you have been consumed
you have been destroyed
all this was foretold
by the prophecy
You fell victim to the morbid prophesy
This lie that is sustained out of pain and fear
A trembling that is this collective ..... complacency
Deception still marked by what you speak, acceptance is marked by how you act
Capitulation, the fertility of the ripened dead
This lie- unseen
This cause- undone
This future- unwrought
This life- unknown
I cannot- see this way
Don’t comfort me- with your belief
I cannot- keep this lie
I will- not this way
What this lie incorporates into you, is your shame
Why this lie exists within, it is not you
This lie developed in you through routine and hate
Rote behavior, creates this collective hypocrisy
Acceptance is marked by how you act, deception is marked by what you speak
The futility, how can you live, when you’re already dead
What this lie incorporates into you, is your shame
Tormented existence,
creation of your own design
Trials of failure,
the scars are left behind
Intent on living
your self fulfilling prophecy
Incapable of reaching a higher destiny
Destiny
Your callused soul
capsuled in rage
memories of happiness
long forgotten age
Enveloped in misery, lying in your grave
incapable of mercy, and the rest that you crave
these fatal truths, you fail to understand
Blood drowns your soul as you spit at my outstretched hand
Question not the scapegoat, but the image in the mirror
screaming reality, the glass is broken in horror
scattered shards lie cracked and broken
words worthless, unheard, but still spoken
Your dismissal of mercy
envelopes your life in misery
is it all worth the price
by which you abide
how does it feel to lay back- to lay back and die
how does it feel to lay back- to lay back and die
Enveloped in misery, lying in your grave
incapable of mercy and the rest that you crave
these fatal truths you fail to understand