MY MENTAL TEMPLE

AS LONG AS I LAY YOU DOWN
WITHIN MY CHURCH, MY MENTAL TEMPLE
EYES SHALL TURN AWAY FROM THE SCENE
THE SLAIN DEVILS THAT NO LONGER
HOLD LIFE WITHIN MY EYES

AWAKE WRAPPED INSIDE EMBRACING ARMS
WHICH CALM ME WITHOUT THE SIGNS OF SCARS
TOO BEAUTIFUL NOW FOR WORDS
ONLY THIS HEART LONGS TO SEE WHAT IS TRUTH
JUST TO WATCH UPON YOUR SWEET SLEEP
WITHIN MY CHURCH, MY METAL TEMPLE
IT’S AT YOUR FEET IN ALL THY GLORY
OF THE STARE
THAT CAPTURES MY GAZE SO LONG

UNPROTECTED I WISH TO LAY MYSELF
IF ONLY MY EYES COULD TURN AWAY FROM THE SCENE
THE SLAIN DEVILS THAT NO LONGER
HOLD LIFE WITHIN MY EYES
THEY FADE IN THEIR MASSES SO SLOWLY
AS I WAKE EVERYDAY, THEY REMAIN
THE BITTER SMELL
THE STARING EYES THAT PIERCE

SCARS SHALL FOREVER REMAIN IN MY ARMS
THE MEMORIES CAN’T FADE INSIDE
NOT EVEN FROM DOORS THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED
FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE A LIFE TIME
AS LONG AS I LAY YOU DOWN
WITHIN MY CHURCH, MY MENTAL TEMPLE
EYES SHALL TURN AWAY FROM THE SCENE
THE SLAIN DEVILS THAT NO LONGER
HOLD LIFE WITHIN MY EYES.