Casimir, Shadow Blended With Light (Extended Mix)

I've tried it their way, time and again
But my intelligence is wasted if I follow a doctrine
As close-minded and backward as to insult my sanity
Your dying faith whose existence is more profanity

Than anything it preaches against, the peddlers
Of its faulty philosophies, hardly settlers
Of the same vileness in their own lives! Oh, it's fear
That they sell, "hell", indoctrination leers

Its ugly face in the form of dissociative convulsions
In me, they tried to fix my avoidant compulsions!
By exorcising the autism that fills them with revulsion!
Now, I fear every minute I spend between eruptions
Panic attacks, man, I'm so sick from what I've seen!

Telling me what I've experienced is "false"
Observations into the machinations of thralls!
I know the "demon" you claim I follow
He's merely my own twisted-up Shadow!

Imma catch hell for that
No worse than the flames already in my mind!
You get me yet?
Demons we conquer come from within
The Dark inside leads to what they call "sin"!

Slaves to an old idea, perpetuated by the faithless
Who try so desperately to feel the faceless
Divine's warmth; in that fervour they oppress
People like me, striking with their "good book", lest

We expose the real Truth: that they're the ones who blind!
Oh, I lay awake in my bed, wondering what I'll find
Oh, my head is swimming, Dark Fiend stirs down below!

Primal passions be what they are, in all realities:
Patriarchy is the cause for our guilty mentalities!
Self-indulgence ain't always coloured corruption
Not until it leads to your life or others' disruption!

Don't matter how bright a "light" may seem to shine
It will always cast a shadow, and leave you blind
To the dangers in the night, staring at fire too long!
Moderation and balance 'twixt Light and Dark ain't wrong!

I know the "demon" they claim I follow
Is merely my own twisted up Shadow!

They say I'm "damned", that I've "gone astray"
"Lost" in my thoughts, "lost" in my way!
Awkward On Replay, but when I fly through the sky
I find more Truth in the Stars than in their lies!

I've seen the Face of Darkness, felt its touch
Known the fear they sell, oh so much!
But what they don't get, what they fail to see
The Darkest Shadows cast are from the Light in me!

Questioning the dogmas that they feed
Breaking the chains, I am freed!
The Divine is not just Light, but also Night
In balance, I find true might!

A narrative split in twain, a tale illogical
Half in the realm of Truth, half in fables fantastical
You thought I'd always be a captive, naive and lyrical
But I've transcended those chains, your tactics unpractical!

A puppeteer of falsehoods, you held the strings so tight
Tried to activate zeal, drown me in inner "light"!
But now I see through the Veils, your illusions take flight
Your web of delusions dissolves in broad daylight!

This is my rebirth, a phoenix's fiery rise
I see through your disguise, no more blinded eyes
King Replay ascends, his power never dies!
You underestimated, and now it's your demise!

Built my Ship of Truth, crashed through the lies
Your reign of manipulation, it finally dies!
With every step forward, my victory, I realise
And the shackles you imposed, they can't compromise!

You thought you could twist minds with tales you contrived
Now your own guilt is the anchor where you're tied
You claim piety, but Truth's been denied!
Like a false prophet, your facade's amplified!

So, here's to the day when you reaped what you've sown
A condescending ruler, now overthrown!
You thought you could reign, a mind all your own
But it's time for the Truth, the True Seeds I've sown!

Oh, you thought you could twist minds
Oh, built my ship of Truth, crashed through all your lies
Your reign of manipulation finally dies!
I know the demon they claim I follow
Is merely my own twisted up Shadow!

We expose the real Truth: they're the ones who blind!
I lay awake in my bed, wondering what I'm gonna find
Oh, stoned in my head, Dark Fiend stirs down below!

Primal passions be what they are, in all realities
Patriarchy, the cause for our guilty mentalities!
Self-indulgence ain't always coloured corruption
Not until it leads to your life or others' disruption!

Oh, I know the demon they claim I follow
Is merely my own twisted-up Shadow!
Imma catch hell for that
No worse than the flames already in my mind
You get me yet?
Demons we conquer come from within!
The Dark inside leads to what they call "sin"!

Telling me what I've experienced is false
Observations into the machinations of thralls!
Oh, that's what they sell: fear
Indoctrination leers its ugly face!