Rebellion

Addict

Destruction

A Dream Devoured

You take my passions by the throat
Step on each thought that I emote
Make me feel like nothing more than some cheap joke
Without mercy, you steal every last desire
And throw it into the raging fire.
How is a mound of ash able to inspire?
Flames dance across your wretched smile
As you watch each dream be defiled
The ritualistic killing of a mind beguiled
I’ve watched myself become undone
As you walk proud thinking that you’ve won
Twirling sinister fingers around a metaphorical gun
That slays those last pieces of hope on which I cling
Your mouth waters as tears of despair start to spring
Like a dog snarling at steak on a string
A misshapen, foul, cruel beast
With your grip tight around the soul on which you feast
Every fiber torn to bits, yet you remain unappeased
Your eyes glitter as you spot your next prey
More dreams and hopes and souls to slay
Leaving what’s left of me to decay

Inescapable

Be my mental menace
Keep demanding I pay penance
Remind me daily of my unforgivable sin
That crawls beneath my olive skin
Sweet iniquity of insanity
Capture what's left of me
Don't let me escape
Allow me comfort in the madness
As I wrap my arms around the sadness
Let it embrace all of me
Until the derangement is all you see
Sticky words with a thousand meanings
Broken dreams and shattered feelings
Somehow seem more real to me
Than this thing you call reality.