You just don't see the use in
living by the rules
because after all, recall
the thoughtless world we walk was made for you
What's more, what more
could be adored
than a renegade with a pretty face?
Get your fill, because it might be too late
when the sound of blaring horns rips through
your candlelit bedroom
and you avert your gaze from a stygian face
that stamps cloven hooves
whose voice alone could break your bones
He binds his wrists to yours
and maneuvers you with an eldritch wit
soon to which you'll be sold
You've mastered every common-minded
fool you know
because after all, we're all just
pliant phantoms, soulless skin and bones
But you've read every book,
turned every page
followed the lion-faced flying snake
down a lightless tunnel, just to lose your way
when the sound of blaring horns rips through
your candlelit bedroom
and you avert your gaze from a stygian face
that stamps cloven hooves
whose voice alone could break your bones
He binds his wrists to yours
and maneuvers you with an eldritch wit
soon to which you'll be sold
That great magnate
you imitate
is turning in his grave
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