it is closer than before;
It's acid seeps into my skin
and hides in every pore.
I am drowned in my desire
to become pure and free-
but the scent of evil lingers on
and dances all around me.
I pray to god to help me through
this world of lasting pain-
but every time I think I am free
I am re-united with the rain.
The rain is cold and freezes my soul
into a block of ice;
And to free myself of all these evils
I must pay the price.
Deceit crawls up my sleeve
and clutches at my heart;
It strangles every vessel
until my features fall apart.
And every strip that hits the floor
leaves a bloody stain;
And I lay dying, piece by piece,
in the pouring rain.