Deadly Sins

Despite my effort
To be something more
I need to make amends
With the human in me

Despite closely knowing
All the deadly sins
I still try to get blood out of a stone
Seeking perfection

Every day these shadows
Insist on revealing me
Every day these reflections
Come to frighten me

If I could cut it all off
Like the rotten part of an apple
Cut with the sharpest sword
What would be left?

Beware, when I see in you
What I hate in the mirror

Despite running away
From all this dirt I see
What am I anyway?
How clean can I be?

Every day these ghosts
Insist on finding me
Every day my dirt
Escape from under the rug

If I could cut it all off
Like the rotten part of an apple
Cut with the sharpest sword
There would be nothing left

If these deadly sins
Are in both of us, my brother
We could make a deal
Of not hurting each other

If I could cut it all off
Like the rotten part of an apple
Cut with the sharpest sword
What would be left of us?

If all these deadly sins
Are in both of us, my brother
If we're aware of it, then do we have a deal?
Of not hurting each other anymore

Anymore