The Demon Within

For ten thousand years, they've been trying

To tear out the wild from your mind

They live in illusion of lying

For ten thousand years can confine

Return in the night like a reptile

And rip all the clothes from your skin

Delight in the evil of your smile

Release the demon within

They fear you might realize your power

They're all too afraid now to see

That imminently comes your hour

Within they will find no relief

With soft lies the meek will inherit

So softly in silence they sleep

For only true beasts ever merit

Confusion confines only weak

Now you must decide if your spirit

Will your truly wild ever tame

Are you a prey or predator in it?

You're either the hunter or game

They fear you might realize your power

They're all too afraid now to see

That imminently comes your hour

Within they will find no relief

I ask you at last to consider

To guard your capacity, know well

What teeth you may grow as a sinner

You still have to reap what you sow