LAMENT 1996

by Chronofus 12/12/1996

‘Cause I,m a man, I’m the destruction of the land,

Taker of the innocent, sacrificer of the lamb.

This world’s in my hand to crush and destroy,

‘Cause I’m a man the world’s a toy,

To play with for awhile,

And leave discarded in a rotting pile.

‘Cause I’m a man I’ll take the girl,

And make her an accessory in my strange world,

To use and abuse and discard again,

"Cause that’s the way we do it in a world of men.

We have no conscience, we have no care

Cross our path, you’d best beware!

Every sin, every little thing that’s gone wrong,

Every outcast who’s never belonged,

You can turn and say "Man, it’s your fault!"

And then you complain my hearts in a vault.

Well may you wonder what’s happening inside,

When you tell me I’m part of a rising evil tide..

Everything I do seems to be a mystery to you,

Yet I can’t see the logic in the labeling you do.

You don’t know what I’m thinking, you say there’s no sign,

But it’s painfully obvious if you care to take the time.

Does it really matter, your minds made up,

I’m the one who broke the worlds cup.

I’m a man, its my label for life,

Causer of pain, bringer of strife,

The beater and killer of my wife.

So I’m evil and bitter and twisted as hell,

A hollow metallic walking shell.

You’ve been warned, don’t cross my path,

Or that action could well be your last.

Don’t put out your hand ‘cause I’ll bite it off,

And every intelligent thought of yours, of course I’ll scoff.

Ha! It’s my job. It’s the way I’ve been trained,

My hatred and fears are unrestrained.

‘Cause I’m a man, the worlds gonna end,

And the innocent child, off course I’ll rend,

‘Cause every one of us, we’re from the same mould,

So don’t say you’ve never been warned, never been told,

‘Cause I’m riding the storm, coming after you.

Ha! I’m a man, it’s what I do.

So cower in fear when I pass by,

"cause I bring with me your fears of the night.

So when I pass by you’d best be still,

And leave me alone at the top of a wind swept hill.