I cannot stand a moment more
In this world I'm caught up in.
Everyday another trial.
Everyday another sin.
I plead as I sit
In the corner all alone.
Wishing that the path
To the light would be shown.
Looking to the lord
I tell him my whole story
Praying from my knees
I hope to see his glory
God, I pray to you
My energy is spent
For all my evil deeds
I truly do repent
Too long in the shadows
Too many hours in the dark
All the dirt that I have done
On my soul has left its mark
This lucrative lifestyle
Will not let me go
But there is still one thing
I would like you to know
I'm in need of your forgiveness now
Even though I'll sin again
For there's just no way of knowing
When this life of mine will end.

Come sweetie,
Just a little farther.
Keep coming-
It gets less darker.

Your hand, my love,
So close beside me.
Interlaced-
I feel love inside me.

Pursuing blackness,
Held at bay.
Sanctuary-
Of love and play.

Darkness-
Encroaching-
Taking-
Leaves nothing.

How-?
Where-?
Here-
I am alone.

By myself-
And all alone.
And so alone,
I walk on home.

I can remember a time
being warm felt so nice.
Then my heart turned to stone-
and my soul turned to ice.
My spirit's stripped away
as my blood runs cold.
My body cast aside
to grow weary and old.

The man you see before you-
is but a hollow shell.
The essence that it housed
already ****** to hell.
With nothing left to live for-
With no reason left to pray-
This soulless, hollow, empty shell-
still stalls another day.

So while you live your lives-
of gossip and senseless prattle,
remember everyone you meet
Is fighting a harder battle.