The first time I saw the Devil
I told myself, I'm on a different level
I'm witnessing the rock bottom floor, to which I've settled
But I sunk beneath the cold to find the warmth of melted metal
I must admit, it might have been a couple years
Since I've seen the likes of gratified pride persevere
Looking up to see a palace while perdition interferes
Paint iridescent with pestilent and watch it disappear
The main reason why a man within a mirror
Only has a ghost to galvanize the nothing that is here
That could be the apparition of the pleasure that reveres
Being opposite to somber in a sight that's ever clear
I think about it way too often when I'm lost within
Maybe being lost is consequent of being cognizant?
Contemplate the possibility of having breathe inside a lung
But never letting this exhale until it chokes on what it's done
Then it sleeps
Yeah, I might not be awake
But still I know that I'm alive enough to have a soul to take
And If I fall asleep forever in a dream that I've created
Would I barricade myself inside a spot that's golden gated?
Or would I find myself completely unimpressed?
Showing up like twenty minutes late, sort of under dressed
So I stitched myself a garment, gave it glitter for the shine
Found some string inside my pocket, formed a circle from the twine
Pull it tight and tie a knot... Place it right above my head
Let it fight the gravity that made a mortal lay in bed
Pull it tight and tie a knot... Let it float around my head
Let it sail the buoyancy that made immortal out of dead
My skin is shed
The first time I saw the Savior
I asked if we could talk about it later
He said that it was major, and he may have been the maker
But he made it rather difficult to conjure what he catered
I came and saw and conquered, but I contemplate just where I came from
And it's been difficult, trying to dance to mundane drums
I've been dragging this skin covered skeleton
So I can't imagine a mind state where Hell ascends
I was in a solitary asylum where silence was seldom
Inside the noise was a void that was violently welcome
Until I felt numb... I was in a pot that was melting
And it was mixed with a wish that a penny was pelting
And I put every single thought I have into action
Til the act is an axe that is actively slashin'
A setback til I'm back at it
A dream is but a wish that is way more charismatic
My cycle's so erratic
Yeah, I might not be asleep
But still I know that I'm alive enough to have a soul to keep
And If I fall asleep forever in a dream that I've created
Would I barricade myself inside a spot that's golden gated?
Or would I find myself completely unimpressed?
Showing up like twenty minutes late, sort of under dressed
So I stitched myself a garment, gave it glitter for the shine
Found some string inside my pocket, formed a circle from the twine
Pull it tight and tie a knot... Place it right above my head
Let it fight the gravity that made a mortal lay in bed
Pull it tight and tie a knot... Let it float around my head
Let it sail the buoyancy that made immortal out of dead
The last time I saw the Devil, told myself I'm on HIS level
Levitate to see the site in which I've settled
Now sit upon a throne and feel a thorn that doesn't let go
But I left my last rights written on a ragged head stone
I seem to slip into oblivion, pivot upon a pendulum
Picture putting the petals upon a stem (ascend to him)
Now, send em in, I'm setting up the speeches that I'm gettin'
Where they glorify the glamour and they reach for the restrictions
Yeah, I'm trippin'... Training wheels took off the unicycle
Now I'm balancing the beam of loving life and suicidal
Side by side, simultaneous... Asking where they're taking us?
Flap my little wings above the fire til I'm angel dust