rain, rain.

rain, rain, come today
will you wash my sins away?
falling down in raindrops now
acid burns it all to clean
painfully a rebirth scene
i rise from what was once unclean
& now the scars have dripped away
with raindrops from a place unseen
anger scorches everything
sanitizing all in red
raindrops bring me back to blue
cool me down like morning dew
rain, rain, come today
will you wash my sins away?
rain, rain, come today
will you wash myself away..?

acid rain, pour down on me
burn away all that's obscene
melting skin & dripping sin
sterilize me, filth & grime
razor it away
like a stovetop, make me shine

what is to become of me?
just a rotting shell of former human being
wonder what is next for you
peel away the layers slowly
waiting to regain control
one by one they fall away
leaving you exposed & gray
torturous, these prying eyes & outstretched fingers
wait for me, my spirit lingers
don't place me high upon your shelf
for surely i'll fall harder
with a thump or a crash
or a boom or a bang
& shattered i'll lay
til swept into the trash
cracked & broken, heavily dusted
one more layer to rid myself of
but some of those disgusting layers
cannot be removed with just water & suds

sometimes soap is lacking
& sometimes water's weak
so sometimes what you really need's
a razor's cut real deep
bleed away the pain, your fear
it keeps you coming back & then your tears
they will return until you find all that you lack
just like the rushing rabbit when
he bolted down the hole
forgot his father's pocket watch
but time it was he stole
away from grand pianos held above
the heads of passersby below
when dropped the fall is sickening
the splintered scream betrothed
to that of ancient wishing wells
with echoes oh-so-true
they cry & sing & sing & cry
psychotic tunes to lovers who
like mockingbirds will wonder what to do
much like you; still wond'ring?
alice says to give yourself
the very best advice
but if you refuse to follow it
the birds will choke on rice
thrown on your wedding day
bells ring in exaltation
but when they peer beneath the veil
the bride, she has been taken
by the goblins of the underground
whose faces are unique
& who steal the socks & shiny things
from homes kept not-so-neat
so if you do remain here
be sure you know the way
for if you lose yourself as well
your mind will leave to play.