In Times Like These Testo

and still in times like these i am tempted to entertain past lies.the same words spoken to my soul.
my darkest place.
taking me by the hand.
offering me the world.
whispering in my ear.
begging me for a kiss.
but as i gaze into these familiar eyes, only now do i see this beast for what it is.
and for what it has made me. evil.
for the veil has been lifted from my sight.
exposing the death i have grown to embrace, the scales i once caressed, and a stench that now makes me shudder.
an angel of light, or so it seemed to me.
a boy with the mind of a child saduced by false beauty.
enslaved by sweet lies from a tongue so vile.
these ears could never have known the pain such words bring.
but years have passed, and this boy has grown stronger.
a spirit once lived dormant, now awakes fully armored.
holding fast to its savior and a promise of salvation.
in times like these i am empowered.