Laying the Demon to Rest

As I sit alone and tired, with time to spare

Temptation rears it's ugly head

Born from a deceptive dream into a nightmare

It calls to me again

Testing me to see if I will break this time

Or at least how far I'll bend

I can see it's glowing eyes and hear it's evil cries

"Come dance with me, my friend..."



So, the things that I want to do

I find myself not doing

But the things that I don't want to do

I fall into - Why?

Why do we struggle with the former things and

Live in our own power below our means?



War

Don't you understand this is war?

War with the principalities and powers

Things unseen that would devour us all

The spirit battles the flesh

And now my wounds are deep

And torn wide open

I'm tired and weary, hurt and broken down



Lead us not

Into temptation

But deliver us

From the evil one

Darkness falls

On my spirit again

Again temptation calls

I can hear it



As the battle rages on and on

I face the things that put my faith to the test

When fallen angels won't leave me alone

Father, come and lay the demon to rest

When my sword has broken off in my hand

I see the dark futility of the flesh

When I'm about to fall, please help me stand

Father, come and lay the demon to rest



Instrumental break



They're on my back

I run, but I can feel their talons

Digging in my flesh

Blood trickles down upon the earth

And I grow weaker with each breath

Each time I shake one off

Another wraps it's teeth around my neck

And every time, the one, the thorn is there

To tear me down again



The angels counterstrike

Their flaming swords slice through

The fallen ones

The demons reunite, attack again

The cycle has begun

Caught in the middle of this present darkness

With nowhere to run

We're in a holy war

As it is written, so shall it be done



Where there's a will, there's a way, they say

But sometimes my will seems to get in the way

So You will have to fight for me today



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