I AM A CHILD OF THE NIGHT,
BY HABIT…BY NATURE…A CREATURE LURKS WITHIN.
I WAS BRANDED BEAST AT EVERY FEAST,
BEFORE I EVER…COMMITTED MY FIRST SIN.

OFTEN LOOKED AT LIKE A MONSTER,
TREATED LIKE A MONSTROSITY.
FEARED BY MOST…I REMAIN AN ENIGMA,
YOU COULDN’T BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND…UNLESS YOU SUFFER LIKE
ME.

THANK GOD FOR THOSE WHO LOVE ME,
AND EMBRACE ME DESPITE HOW UGLY I AM.
DESPITE WHAT I’VE BECOME…DESPITE WHAT I’VE DONE,
DESPITE ME…BEING THE SON OF SAM.

I FIND REFUGE IN THE NIGHT,
SHE CRADLES ME AND OFFERS ME THE MOON AS A SIGN OF PEACE.
IN HER EMBRACE…I FEEL WARM,
IN MY HEART…I FEEL COMPLETE.

FREE OF THE TURMOIL,
I LIVE WITH…EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY SINGLE DAY.
FREE…NOT ABSOLVED…OF THE REALITY,
FOR WHAT I’VE DONE…ONE DAY…I WILL HAVE TO PAY.

ONE DAY…THE DEBT WILL BE OWED,
AND HEAVEN OR HELL WILL COME TO COLLECT.
ALTHOUGH…MY DEEDS…HAVE COST ME SO MUCH,
I DON’T HAVE MUCH OF A SOUL LEFT…TO PROTECT.

ALTHOUGH THE MOON SIGNALS PEACE,
I LOSE MY PROGRESS…ONCE I LAY DOWN TO REST.
THEN…ALL MY SINS…MIS DEEDS & ATROCITIES,
REVISIT ME…MAKING SURE…I CAN NEVER FORGET.

SO I FACE THE HORRORS IN MY LIFE,
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT.
EVEN WORSE…THERE’S NO LESSONS TO BE LEARNED,
NO CLARITY IN THEIR HINDSIGHT.

JUST THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM,
AS I STARE & GAZE INTO THE NIGHT SKY.
KNOWING THE NIGHTMARES BEGIN AGAIN,
AS SOON…AS I CLOSE MY EYES.