"Cemetery Gates"
Cemetery gates await me with a crimson smile tainted with blood
As I finally bestow myself before death, naked and vulnerable
Flesh covered with the mark of sin, I am not fit to live among the living
My judgment has come and I have no escape from the wrath of death
Shivering and crying, my soul becomes a pit of darkness and despair
Once I feel the frigid fingers that belong to the blessed, sweet release
Otherwise known as mankind's mystery, the unknown realm
Saturated with the lives lost of both innocent and guilty intertwined
Death does not discriminate when fate has done her decision
Eyes quickly closing, I try to fight the wave of calm that envelopes me
But like an irresistible drug at bay, I am no match for the surge of elation
That is the poisonous kiss of death and her final embrace
"Harvest Moon"
Harvest moon has finally made its grand return in our little town
Now that the time has come to worship our Lord, we shall pray
Holding hands tightly around the scorching tongues of the fire
We look upward in appreciation toward heaven with grace
Praying for another successful harvest in the midst of night
When the moon is high up in the sky and full with promise
We shall prey on the heathens and complete God's will
For he is the creator of all things alive on our beautiful Earth
The hunt starts with a wicked cry of distress from the woods
As we await our sacrifice to arrive in silent anticipation
The sinner is dragged to the altar created for our Father
Bound and gagged, our priest recites a final prayer of thanks
Before he strips the blindfold from the despicable sinner
Revealing the eyes of the savage which are brimming with evil
The heathen is disguised as a young man tonight, trembling
And sweating like a hog on a hot August afternoon
The priest takes the curved dagger from the altar swiftly
A sign that the boy must be put on the white stone of devotion
Which is done with little trouble, for this has been done before
We all watch eagerly, our eyes resting on the priest
As he raises the dagger with a gratifying smile on his face
Before he plunges the dagger deep into the sinner's stomach
Only to move the sharp blade down to cut new skin and viscera
Exposing the evil within him in an agonizing, honest moment
The wicked monster's eyes are wide open in shock and horror
But we ignore these illusions of emotion, for they are fake
And instead proceed to pray to our Lord for a good harvest
Now that his will has been completed once more successfully
"An Illusion Catalyzed"
Overcome by the lust for belonging and acceptance
She stains her lips with the crimson red paint every night
Slips into that revealing tight dress that hides so little
To prove to the world that she is everything it desires
With her high heeled stilettos and sickly sweet perfume
She walks out into the stillness of the night on the prowl
To find that perfect man who will let his guard down for once
Show her what true love is and how amazing it feels
To embrace the beautiful rose that is romance
Which always slips by her fragile fingers in a rush
The thorns tearing into her skin, forcing her to cry in pain
As the blood drips down slowly with no mercy
Maybe it's her fate to never find real, undying love
It's just an illusion catalyzed in fairy tales and myths
Fit for a ten year old girl to dream about late at night
Yet hope never evaporates from her wicked soul
For she is defiant and certain that some dreary night soon
She will find her savior and escape in a caring soul
Who will make her forget her twisted past of sorrow
No matter how murky the future might feel for her now
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