Eternal Flames

Riddle me this
What vile fiend spews forth from a brackish abyss
Enshrouded in the blackest mist
Your life's an adequate sacrifice
The weak-minded assuming vice will suffice, pay the ultimate price
Out on a binge, be it paper, pipe, bottle, or syringe
Countless cadavers make even seasoned coroners cringe
The end justifies the means
My flames are fueled by the screams of those who dash hopes and crush dreams
Your weak flesh is just a vessel
I provide you with material shit to impress you for the purpose of testing you
To see how far you'll go within my carnival of souls
I'm not surprised by your desire to fill people with woe
Within my army, you'll serve as a fine general
To my menagerie of miscreants and hardened criminals
One statement still holds true
There is no end to all this evil that men do

So pray you and I don't cross paths one fateful day
When the faithful lose their way
I'll seize that chance to enact my master plan
To bring about the absolute corruption and utter destruction of man
Everything Burns in my eternal flames
Not an ounce of flesh remains
He who inflicts pain to attain personal gain
How many innocents have you slain
It's your soul I've come to claim

Life is precious you couldn't possibly put a price on essence
I know of none who possess the answers to every question
What's my purpose will I be damned for missing Sunday's service
Dad came home drunk again angry trying to hurt us
Chris has been fondling Rashonda
And whilst he readjusts her pajamas makes her promise never to tell mama
Earth's a horrible place, infested with a despicable race
Only the angels were there to witness my fall from grace
It's inexplicable how delectable fear tastes
Join the facade and twirl forever in my Danse Macabre
Come dwell with Les Miserables
And feast on the rancid carrion of your own brethren your burying
Don't wanna meet me, best be wary then
I'll pervert everything you believe in and turn you into a deceiver of men
With an endless supply of denizen
The Lord of Flies has many a guise to hide all my true intentions

So pray you and I don't cross paths one fateful day
When the faithful lose their way
I'll seize that chance to enact my master plan
To bring about the absolute corruption and utter destruction of man
Everything Burns in my eternal flames
Not an ounce of flesh remains
He who inflicts pain to attain personal gain
How many innocents have you slain
It's your soul I've come to claim

As we turn the page to this day and age
I see your uncontrollable rage has led to many unatonable ways
Your thirst for blood and running each other's name through the mud
Has put an extremely high price on being a thug
So when the lead starts soaring
And the blood starts pouring
While your families are mourning
I hear the demons roaring
Enter night, the bleakest blight, devoid of light
Utilized to execute my strike
Sometimes I even grin, you asked for absolution from sin
Then started the whole process over again
It begins when life ends
There is no rest for the wicked
This twisted cycle is quite horrific, the specifics, very explicit
And should you choose to continue on this path your on, I'll come pay you a visit
Your days are certainly limited
The time of revelation is imminent
Do you know exactly where you're headed

So pray you and I don't cross paths one fateful day
When the faithful lose their way
I'll seize that chance to enact my master plan
To bring about the absolute corruption and utter destruction of man
Everything Burns in my eternal flames
Not an ounce of flesh remains
He who inflicts pain to attain personal gain
How many innocents have you slain
It's your soul I've come to claim