Hidden Sins

I’m scared of the voice in the pulpit, Not the frowns shining through the stained glass, The gargoyles smirk at the secrets that lurk, Of the brazen that preach through a mask, I live in the care of this chapel, This place that once I adored, But I pay dearly when everyone’s gone, I’m told it’s a penance I owe to the lord, Safety calls out from the crypt, The one place where I won’t be found, Hidden here my sins can’t be stripped, As long as I don’t make a sound, I’ve surrendered myself to my fate, To the fumbling sweaty ordained, Because this is all that I have, A sanctuary to which I am chained.