This vision lies before me,
The urge to murder the soul
This foreign entity
A stranger inescapable
A face so unfamiliar,
Yet shown in every wayward smile
Behold the lord of the flies:
The impulse swarming in my chest
Undulate inconsistently
Wavering sporadically to no resolve
The fate laid out before me slipping away ephemeral, tentative
I am not the author of my wayward dreams
Save mercy for the guilty
Ever-present help in my time of need
The accuser will acquit me
I hurl my curses to you
Yet find them damning me
The mirror image that taunts me
The scathing spite that I know
Cancerous contaminant
Ravaging my righteous soul
Despite antipathy,
I see now my dependence
Though I invite your overthrow
I don't beckon your severance
Your audience gives me comfort
That my will has been undermined
If my charity has been usurped
Then damn forgiveness, I'm justified
I am not the author of my wayward dreams
Save mercy for the guilty
I’ll call upon the universal scapegoat
Ever-present help in my time of need
The accuser will acquit me
I’ll wear my shame underneath a lambskin
You are the embodiment
of all my avarice
Archetype of my resentment
You are malevolence in me
This video is dedicated to my good friend Andrew Gaskin, who provided the manpower, the time, the filming location, and the copious amounts of encouragement to make this video happen. Without his friendship and contribution, this video would never have come to fruition.
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Directed by Andrew Gaskin and Jared Smith
Filmed by Andrew Gaskin
Edited by Jared Smith
Grip 1 & Fire Tech: Bradley Avers
Grip 2: Michael Hawkins
Grip 3: Jordan Gaskin
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