Live By The Sin Die By The Sin
I feel the cold stark steel against my neck
The jagged claws that steal my breath
The hot metal teeth that scare me to death
As a knife is pressed against my chest
I feel the cold stark steel against my back
I hear the click of the trigger as a bullet is shot
I feel the hot metal burrow deep into my skin
And the burning sensation that never gives in
I feel the hot metal steel as it enters my skin
The souring pain I feel from deep within
The burning sensation that's left on my shin
As I am forced to surrender, I think of my kin
I feel the cold heavy shackles that lock me in
The heaviness of the chains that crush me from within
The tightness of the locks that make me feel grim
And there's no escaping from the grips of my sin
I hear the crack of the whip, as it flys' through the air
I feel the rough leather burn my skin from out of nowhere
Its shiney black leather breaks the skin without a care
As I hear another swoosh of leather fly through air
I feel my body grow numb as my body grows cold
No longer feeling the lash that would scold
The sound of the whip in the air no longer holds
As I fall to my knees no longer feeling bold
I now feel the cold damp earth as I'm laid to rest
I feel the weight of the world upon my chest
My failure is my greatest sin, did I do my best
As I die tonight another killer takes my place
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Submitted on October 09, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | XAAB XXCC CCCC CCXC DDDD EEXE BBBX |
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| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 1,305 |
| Words | 277 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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