When you whore with evil

What happens when you
Whore with evil too long

Is

You forget your own innocence
You forget your own song
You forget you ever knew truth
And that your heart too once was strong

You forget the skies and trees
You forget about a gentle hand
You forget about the strength
It takes to make a stand

And

You learn about the moment
That contains the icy edge of fear
And how to talk to another
About what they want to hear

And still keep your options open
In case again you need to change
You learn that you can step away
And not have to deal with the pain

If you’ve got a good story
That can move the scene along
But in the end it only makes one look
More and more like they don’t belong

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Unless it’s someplace depraved
Where un-repentance hangs in the air
Unaffected by any warmth offered
Un-tricked by any dare to care

And

Even though the body is broken
Worn tattered pale and frail
Where else can the wicked go
When it is everything that is for sale



Neils
8:34 pm
10/21/2004
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transcribed this time
7:48 pm
11/17/2004