Masks

[Leeroy Jenkins]

I lay peacefully asleep in a dream, ceased in a casket
I can't believe what I'm seeing, "I'm right here can't you see me?!"
Blacked out, I woke up and saw the pearly gates
Tried to take a step forward and I froze in my place
Then I heard a voice say... "You were murdered my son
To proceed, you need to figure out by who it was done
It was someone close to you, someone you'd be going to
for advice when something in life ain't working out right"
Looking over to my right, I saw a bright white light appear
He said "continue your journey through here"
"WAIT!
Tell me more...what do I do lord?! I'm scared"
Nothing replied except for the sound of the air
It's now or never, and I guess the sooner the better
With every step, I felt I was getting closer to heaven
Til the white turned black, a feeling I can't explain
Something must've ripped my soul out of it's frame

Look death in it's eye twice fore steppin aside
Once is never enough, it takes a second descry
First impressions are deceptive, why?
People tend to lie and hide behind a beautiful mask

I opened my eyes and I was lying on the floor
Inside of a dark dorm I'd never been in before
And I thought to myself, "I wonder who it could be...
Who could possibly hate me enough to do this to me?"
As I jumped to my feet, a dark shadow runs right past
me...with a cloak on his back and a white mask
I ran and chased after him to tell me where I am
I followed him, but lost him in the darkness...damn
Started wondering and thinking it was maybe me wife
I wasn't always loyal, but we brought a baby to life
She wouldn't do this to me....never....would she?
What about my best friend? The only one who understood me
Was always green with envy for the life that I lived
Always wished he had my money and my wife and my kids
Heard a gunshot, then I saw a wound in my chest
Looked up, that masked man started running again...

Look death in it's eye twice fore steppin aside
Once is never enough, it takes a second descry
First impressions are deceptive, why?
People tend to lie and hide behind a beautiful mask

Started running after him as I chased him into the hall
Ran into the next room, I'm thinking maybe it's my mom...
Better yet, prolly my dad who never raised me at all
As I opened up the door and he finally came to a stop
Had him backed against the wall, he was 6 feet tall
Black hoodie, black jeans, but his mask was what I sought
I quickly, swiftly, ripped it off of his face
I cringed at what I saw....man this must be a mistake....

It wasn't my mother, lover, nor was it my friend
I was staring at my brother, my identical twin
Then I had a flashback, in my hand a 22
Fully loaded, I was holding it, getting ready to shoot
If they tell me I'm my own worst enemy, it's true
Cause people can't see behind the masks that they use
Tell yourself a lie once, and it sticks with you
Tell yourself a lie twice, and you'll believe in it too...

[Kuhlerblynd]

Damn man, this is pretty fucking sick. I'm surprised this is getting slept on so much, yet it has quite a number of views.

The length of this might seem staggering, but it actually reads smoothly, with a solid flow, and it was an intriguing story. I thought the pace of this piece moved really well, and the detail, character(s), and the imagery mixed with the thought-talk came together masterfully. I would quote some but I'm on my phone and it's a bitch. The ending was fucking perfect man. This might very well be the best written I have seen from you. Props man.

People need to quit sleeping on this.

If you could throw some feed on my piece, The Warm Up, it would be appreciated.
http://www.illestlyrics.com/board/the-w ... 25282.html

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[Haz]

Nice man... This reminds me of so many things... you Had a Good spin on the you are you worse enemy theme.. I like how you brought up your mom, lover , friend.. in the end. you snapped the last verse. this was pretty good man keep it up.