Sin

I used to stand for something

But one too many times I have been knocked down.

 

I used to live for something

But one to many friends have been destroyed.

 

I used to love someone

But one too many times I have screwed it up.

 

All fall down and all destroy

And every gift conceals a ploy

And life is not a thing to praise

Or so it seems to me today.

 

I used to wait for someone

But now I wait for death.

 

I used to dream of someone

But now my dreams despair.

 

I used to want something

But now I do not.

 

The play that played inside my head

Has turned into a blood so red

That ships upon the sea do turn

To steer away and watch it burn.

 

I used to see so much possibility

But now it is quite dark.

 

I used to think that I was strong

But now I know I’m not.

 

I used to think that I was right

I used to think that I was right…

 

I used to

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