Bits and pieces of flesh and bone
Sewn together in the dead of night
Head in his hands, a mad man alone
Why did the spark of life fail to ignite?
Sewn together in the dead of night
A monster of enormous proportions lies still
Why did the spark of life fail to ignite?
Then the man hears a groan that gives him a chill.
A monster of enormous proportions lies still
As if from a nightmare its eyes open wide
Then the man hears a groan that gives him a chill
Heaven and hell have begun to collide.
As if from a nightmare its eyes open wide
It pulls at restraints feeling anger and fear
Heaven and hell have begun to collide,
With its borrowed brain wondering, How am I here?
It pulls at restraints feeling anger and fear
With a crazed look the man shouts out "It's alive!"
With its borrowed brain wondering, How am I here?
Thoughts and emotions spinning in overdrive.
With a crazed look the man shouts out "It's alive!"
He loosens the chains so the monster can stand
Thoughts and emotions spinning in overdrive
He thought that the creature would obey his command.
He loosens the chains so the monster can stand
One step at a time it crosses the floor
He thought that the creature would obey his command
But the monster decided it wanted much more.
One step at a time it crosses the floor
Like a child, was expected to do as was told
But the monster decided it wanted much more
It broke down the door and ran out in the cold
Like a child, was expected to do as was told
Unclear of its strength, its speech or its thoughts
It broke down the door and ran out in the cold
Not quite understanding what was right and was not
Unclear of its strength, its speech or its thoughts
It wanders about, causing fear and outrage
Not quite understanding what was right and was not
It's captured and tortured and put in a cage.
It wanders about, causing fear and outrage
This creature with no choice in how it became
It's captured and tortured and put in a cage
Sadly, it's not the one who should be given the blame
This creature with no choice in how it became
Called demon, devil, abomination and worse
Sadly, it's not the one who should be given the blame
Paid another man's debt, lived another man's curse.
Called demon, devil abomination and worse
The pathetic thing's life ends in fire and pain
Paid another man's debt, lived another man's curse
And by dawn's light, just ashes and nightmares remain.
Caren E. Salas
