The Chorus of Death
Do you ever wonder why
when skies are gray and mothers die
why is there heaven and there is hell
when below damp soil is where we dwell
Clouds are heavy, thunders cry
cross my heart and hope to die
ever wonder how this world goes 'round
when all we ever do is lie beneath the ground
Waters boil and seagulls fly
against the screaming crows in the sky
ever stopped to wonder why they fight
when all we see is black as night
Fear them yes, face them no
only heaven saves us when we go
out into that fiery lake
ever wonder why our gods forsake
Tremble yes, hide from them no
ever wonder why we hate them so
when all the stars speak their name
and god spits you out all the same
Angels clash, devils fall
ever wonder why we love them so
when all their feathers rot and fade
no more wings for them that god has made
Let the come, let them fall
I can beat them one and all
For I am Death, and I am fear
ever wonder why I stay so near
I come for them and I come for you
no matter what you dream, or love, or do
ever wonder why all this is
when you are actually mine and not His
Copyright © John Allen | Year Posted 2006
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