Ladders and Snakes

What devils inside me insisted The weak shall be lead by the strong A labour of love, torn and twisted Oh! How can a life go so wrong As I lie here, consumed by the silence And the sound of your breath on the wind While the rain pours, with sickening violence Each teardrop as proof that I've sinned A potion to end all the heartache Lies cooking right there on a spoon Drawn deep in the heart of a needle Then flows like the blood of the moon A love lies below, in the distance The cruel light of dawn then awakes Where emptiness holds no resistance In a world filled with ladders and snakes Sweet Jesus! I'm down on my knees With barely the clothes on my back Blinded by loss and disease Blaming you Lord, for all that I lack The screams of the angels they smother The torment felt deep in my soul This body lies crippled and broken Subdued by the weight of its toll Oh God if you hear me at all Please forgive and forget my mistakes Each step I take clouded by lies In a world filled with ladders and snakes How long, on the edge, can I live An end is in sight, if I hurry No sins nor no time to forgive No hardship, no strife, nor no worry Oh! Why is a picture so perfect Only ever for others to make While I live in the shadow of darkness In a world filled with ladders and snakes An ode to addiction...