No holy water could free me,

From this demon that haunts my mind

He sticks with me past sun and moon

No reverie I can hope to find.

His tendrils curling through my brain,

To remind me of what I’ve done

He blackens all that my life once was

And curses each ray of sun.

Sometimes I’ll forget he’s there

And life can feel normal again

But I’ll feel him creeping steadily in

Ready to remind me of the pain.

On lonely nights he grasps my thoughts

And twists along every nerve

But even as I repent, I know

That this is all that I deserve.

This torment I cannot escape,

But I cannot let him win,

To break this hold Guilt has on me,

I must confess my sins.