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Masque
When I look in the mirror I see a terror
Staring back at me
A creature with features reminiscent of the devil
One of several of many crimes
The demon inside, right behind these eyes
Is laughing at me
A nightmare that dares to defile this broken soul
The voices below tempting me
The Hyde within is pushing his way out
The one I thought was buried in doubt
Now the mask is peeling away
To reveal the monster inside today
The past settles like bodies, but they’re just copies
Of dreadful mistakes
The decayed string frayed spun like the yarn of the dead
Now sever life’s thread once again
The Beast within is pushing his way out
The one I thought was buried in doubt
Now the masque is falling away
To reveal the monster inside today
I’m shackled to the corpse when I deny
And I’m sawing through the bone to sever ties
Who I really am is a shadow of my Hell
I have lived through weeping blood
The crimson tears I’ve cried
The Hyde within is pushing his way out
The one I thought was buried in doubt
Now the mask is peeling away
To reveal the monster inside today
The Beast within is pushing his way out
The one I thought was buried in doubt
Now the masque is falling away
To reveal the monster inside today
I am the enemy
That I’d love to let go
With the price of identity
I hate to let you go
(c) 2015 Frank Green
Staring back at me
A creature with features reminiscent of the devil
One of several of many crimes
The demon inside, right behind these eyes
Is laughing at me
A nightmare that dares to defile this broken soul
The voices below tempting me
The Hyde within is pushing his way out
The one I thought was buried in doubt
Now the mask is peeling away
To reveal the monster inside today
The past settles like bodies, but they’re just copies
Of dreadful mistakes
The decayed string frayed spun like the yarn of the dead
Now sever life’s thread once again
The Beast within is pushing his way out
The one I thought was buried in doubt
Now the masque is falling away
To reveal the monster inside today
I’m shackled to the corpse when I deny
And I’m sawing through the bone to sever ties
Who I really am is a shadow of my Hell
I have lived through weeping blood
The crimson tears I’ve cried
The Hyde within is pushing his way out
The one I thought was buried in doubt
Now the mask is peeling away
To reveal the monster inside today
The Beast within is pushing his way out
The one I thought was buried in doubt
Now the masque is falling away
To reveal the monster inside today
I am the enemy
That I’d love to let go
With the price of identity
I hate to let you go
(c) 2015 Frank Green
Published 11th Apr 2015
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Anonymous
11th Apr 2015 8:40am
"The Hyde within is pushing his way out
The one I thought was buried in doubt
Now the mask is peeling away
To reveal the monster inside today"
Ah, dark vanity. . .A beautiful and dreaded curse. Brilliant write, Sir Hades. . .Devlin;)
The one I thought was buried in doubt
Now the mask is peeling away
To reveal the monster inside today"
Ah, dark vanity. . .A beautiful and dreaded curse. Brilliant write, Sir Hades. . .Devlin;)
13th Apr 2015 2:55am
11th Apr 2015 10:52pm
I see it in my eyes. We all have our devil. He wants to say hi.
Nicely done. I enjoyed this. Greatly.
Nicely done. I enjoyed this. Greatly.
13th Apr 2015 2:55am
