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The man signs the contract
With a pen full of blood
A snap and it's gone
He sits up and looks towards the sky
In a dark office, the CEO resigns
The ruler of the Underground is a buisness man
Through the steam of the day and the heat of the night, Horrid scents a mist and sounds to give you a fright. It’s told a creature lies in wait for its prey to arrive, To feed on their screams while they beg to survive. With hair that pricks like
Storms and rain race thy heart
Chasing typhoons day to day
Quickly Poseidon must depart
Whirling winds are his prey
Gales slowly whirling around
Whistling rushing past his ear
In the midst of winter I hear them cry,
For all the nights I have said goodbye.
Let thy heart rest on mine, as I will fill it with red wine.
With every touch of passion, my skin has all the answers,
In a modern world the gods would rule the school
Zeus would be the head quarterback
He would be the guy girls swoon over
Aphrodite would be a hopeless romantic
Dark it was, all around
Zero light and zero sound
And there sat Psyche, anxious and afraid
At the horrible mistake she might have made
Reading back through her texts, scrolling back through her phone
So there I was sitting down,
Locker room was full.
And out of nowhere he came round,
Like he owned the school.
I walked up and he pushed me,
