Bad Ones

Oh the things I've done They would send you reeling My scales tilt for others But for me they're even Do what they do and worse But they're labeled heathens So what's the toll on me and My way of being? Don't mistake my warmth for integrity I speak with a twisted mouth Half promises and treachery I'd sink just to watch you drown But I'll praise and more I'll leave my lore I'll reap the fees when there's no skin on my bones When heaven taunts my home My home These heavy hands hold so much dross My spirit teems with aching thirst And I know, I know Hate how my fingers yearn for others ceilings Holier than thou, my words mask my dealings I'm walking the earth the same way that Cain did Jealous and hurting people that I'm around I'm so devout I know that this ends with my grace in a casket Can't pin the blame, this is all that i crafted Now I'm breaking down Don't get too close to my river bed A whisper of envy resounds White streaks would have stained my flesh If these were times when sins showed out But I'll praise and more I'll leave my lore I'll reap the fees when there's no skin on my bones When heaven taunts my home My home These heavy hands hold so much dross My spirit teems with aching thirst And I know, I know Where the bad ones go Don't send the dogs before I fill the drinks I poured Don't send the dogs before I save the face I tore