#38 A Demon Dreams On

I know why I'm stuck down here

But I'm still occasionally the one who gets scared

Cause I'm constantly plagued by a single fear

It's unheard of, as a demon who dreams of nightmares



See I threw in my hand, way back many days

I had my reasons for my choices, I was mad

I gave in to Lucifer's temptations in a daze

But that was so long ago when I was barely a lad



And now I'm stuck here. Paying back my debts.

An infinity in which to think things through

And when you've so long to think, you'll sure have regrets

About what your life has lead you to



See I've been told many a time

That my work is for the good of mankind

That those that I'm torturing are guilty of crime

The greatest sinners you ever could find



So I put them through torture, I put them through pain

Basically, I'm a professional plying his trade

And don't get me wrong, like my clients, my skills are insane

Out of millennia of practice, such skills can't help but be made



But my victims they scream, loud and unbound

And though I'm deaf to every word they say

And though worse scum could nowhere be found

And though they deserve whatever comes their way



There's a couple come through that have silver tongues

Their tales can reach even my devil's heartstrings

They scream their innocence as I pull out their lungs

As payment for all of their sins



But even as their screams stop still as they turn silent

Their words can hang in the air

They follow me round, no rest for the wicked and violent

Because apparently justice is fair.



Their claims of innocence ring in my ears

Their pleas will borrow into my skull

As they attack the worst of my fears

They're the iceberg striking my hull



Cause it's possible life and decisions ain't always so clear, it's not fair

That my victims are mentally unstable and torn

But what does it matter what I feel and fear, when I dream of nightmares?

After all, I'm just a demon, and the devil's own pawn.

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