A dramatic letter to conscience

White walls are caving in Despite the calls I'm blaming sin Waving lights make me lose my sight Locked door is holding on Wrecked room is waiting for My confession, filled with depression For me it's hard to gather my thoughts And cover the paper with red coated ink I can't begin to lay down the words Already I have to stop for a second to think This conversation with myself has taken place before This deprivation from my life has broken me once more Vague hesitation taught me That I'm not so sure Why are you, my conscience, needed for? Leave me alone For I have seen those desperate days Don't beat me for long Your fists are heavy, filled with hate Leave me alone Cause I have seen how lying pays I see I was wrong My eyes are steady It's time to wait I'd like to conclude my shallow letter With everlasting words of despair It's not wrong for you to scratch hollow walls With never ending strokes of care This conversation with myself has taken place before This deprivation from my life has broken me once more Now I know that I have Found appealing cure I think of you as a nature's healing metaphor Leave me alone For I have seen those desperate days Don't beat me for long Your fists are heavy, filled with hate Leave me alone Cause I have seen how lying pays I see I was wrong My eyes are steady It's time to wait Leave me alone For I have seen those desperate days Don't beat me for long Your fists are heavy, filled with hate Leave me alone Cause I have seen how lying pays I see I was wrong My eyes are steady It's time to wait Leave me alone For I have seen those desperate days Don't beat me Your fists are heavy, filled with hate Leave me alone Cause I have seen how lying pays I see I was wrong I was wrong