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Dark Sermon - The Shepherd's Staff lyrics
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I bite my tongue Spitting forth the blood of the angels As they weep and moan I know this is the devil's work The shepherd's staff holds more in faith Than any sheep alone I know this is the devil's work Tie my idle hands so They may never sin again The darkest of sermons is preached To an unwilling crowd of men on their knees Muttering false words of praise To an unloving, glorified dignity I will endure the gnashing of teeth I will wade through the depths of despair And endless suffering I pray to avert my ears, but it seems that No one's listening Abandoned by God, my purpose is clear: I exist to rid the earth Of every trace of the living Possessed by the reigning king of falsehood and resentment Driven to exterminate all that breathes Possessed by the reigning king of falsehood and resentment If this is His will, and God stands still... This child of Hell shall force it's home upon the earth I witness it's unfortunate birth Tie my idle hands so They may never sin again Cut out my lying tongue And remove these thoughts within Possessed by the reigning king of falsehood and resentment Driven to exterminate all that breathes Possessed by the reigning king of falsehood and resentment If this is His will, and God stands still... Possessed by the reigning king of falsehood and resentment If this is His will, and God stands still, My life was never meant to be