Transgression

Unforgiving lights blinding her for what you’ve done

She expected her prom night to be fun

But you took the ribbon from her you stole everything she was

You gave her imperfection and another human

Move another bead on your rosary and shout another Hail Mary

You think it will save you from something

But it won’t change anything

It won’t erase what you’ve done

You will never be forgiven

She is looked at now as a whore

You’ll never know the size of the hole you bore

Why didn’t you listen she told you no

Why did you convince her to go?

You have a cunning way to deceive

At least sly enough to help her conceive

You move another bead on your rosary and shout another Hail Mary

You think it will save you from something

But it won’t change anything

It won’t erase what you’ve done

You will never be forgiven

One more one-night stand and you’re gone

You’ve shattered another picture-perfect world that’s been drawn

Her innocent naïveté

Was the open target of your cruelty

But you just move another bead on your rosary,

And shout another Hail Mary

You think it will save you from something

But it won’t change anything

It won’t erase what you’ve done

You will never be forgiven

You’ve shattered her hopes and her dreams

You’ve ripped open her heart’s seams

And lacerated a chunk out

And left her with fear and doubt

You stripped her of her pride

The flicker of her fire died

And just because you move another bead on your rosary

And shout another Hail Mary

You think it will save you from something

But it won’t change anything

It won’t erase what you’ve done

You will never be forgiven

Never be forgiven

Nearer to Death than Life

Dim streetlamps flicker

Mist lies where cars were

There are no cars on the road

No one’s around to lighten my load

There’s no sound – just the breeze

Blowing thought the autumn leaves

And the echo of my solitude

In this life that I pursued

No place to claim home

Just these forsaken streets I roam

The moonlit streets are lonely

The bottle once full is now empty

The beer on my breath contributes to my stinking

There’s nothing on my mind but I can’t stop thinking

There’s nothing around but it keeps me from blinking

There’s no reason to tread so I just keep sinking

Soon all my tears will engulf my head

And I’ll finally be dead

Free from the hands that pushed me down

Free from a world that made me frown

I hoped for the best life could give

Now I just don’t want to live

Maybe I’ll be more respected

Maybe I wont be so rejected

Maybe if I died

I wouldn’t be denied or dejected

And I could finally live in

A place worth living in

And not this hellhole here

Full of hatred and fear

Tears blur the bridge I’m trudging

And the bottle I’m holding

My feet lead me to the bridge rail

Maybe this time I won’t fail

With and unsteady grip I climb to the top

Let go of the pole and take my fall

The ocean accepts me with pleasure

As I plummet to my death