Terminal Morality

Slithering serpents Their words so wry Mask of innocence Harboring a lie Puppets of addiction Dance with delight A twisted tangle Devours the light Veins of decent, inject their venom deep Drugs consuming souls, sinking into sleep Abused by a world that lies, steals and cheats Some rise and scream, never ending defeat Ravenous wolves devour, hearts black with desire To this melancholic abyss, we all conspire Amidst decaying morals, our grotesque lust unveils Moral compass shattered as darkness prevails We chase the raw truth A bitter pill to swallow Suffocating haze Hollow and shallow In shattered homes Plagued by turmoil's touch Coated in guilt But don't see it as such Visceral vortex, traps unsuspecting prey Manipulated mind, drifting further astray A hammer to the heart, a hammer to the mind Pounding relentlessly, truth left behind (Guitar solo) Ravenous wolves devour, hearts black with desire To this melancholic abyss, we all conspire Amidst decaying morals, our grotesque lust unveils Moral compass shattered as darkness prevails