Bed of Snakes

The door swings wide open into my world

A story best forgotten but today it is told

I count the hours missing from night and day

A broken reel of the devil's play

A bitter truth, I waste away

What is left of me to see

Broken lies the beggar

But he is far from poor, for he is rich

With skin and wasted breath

But still he hunts for more

What have you left to give?

I made this bed of snakes

To lay my head in shame

Rot in the stench of the same old mistakes

Only one to blame

I'm losing days to this as I bask in blissful ignorance

Never thought to think again

Now I have, I see the end

The bitter truth, wasted away

Nothing left of me to see

Broken lies the beggar

For he has spent his wealth on a creature bound in leather

This is the price you pay for the weak that you prey on

There is nothing left to give

I made this bed of snakes

To lay my head in shame

Rot in the stench of the same old mistakes

Only one to blame

Forgive me

I've spent years as a creature that crawls on it's knees

I've sown my seed to satisfy my needs

Tonight is a chance to end my suffering

So take my hand and march me to the end

The end of a nightmare

The end of a dream

The end of a life that seemed so serene

In the face of a man that never suffered a fall

I am the one that bears the burden for us all

I am the one that bears the burden for us all

I'll bear the burden but the price I pay is murder