[Lyric] Fallen Angel (Richard Orpheus Campbell)

[Intro]
I implore you hear my tale
Before you give vent to your hatred
On my devoted head
I ask you have I not suffered enough

[Verse 1]
At the dawn of my existence
My soul glowed with love and compassion
I reached out for my father
But you turned your back and left me for dead
I escaped into the moonlight, into the rain
Pouring from the black and comfortless sky

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Everywhere I've sought acceptance
I’ve been greeted by the cruelty of man
The wretched form that you have given to me
Is all that they can see

[Chorus]
How can I be blamed for the things that I have done
Everything I suffered has led me to violence
And driven compassion from my mind
Until this monster is all that's left behind
[Verse 2]
You accuse me of murder
And yet you would with a satisfied conscience
Destroy your own creation
I should be thy Adam but instead
I've become the fallen angel
Driven from joy, banished for eternity

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Everywhere I see the bliss
Which I alone will be forever denied
The wretched form that you have given to me
Condemns me to misery

[Chorus]
How can I be blamed for the things that I have done
Everything I’ve suffered has led me to violence
And driven compassion from my mind
And this monster is what's left behind

[Bridge]
But it is in your power to bring my rough to an end
Do as I ask and let your conscience be cleansed
But if you refuse I will glut the maw of death
'Til it is gorged on the blood of your remaining friends
Loneliness fuels in me a burning desire
Which you alone possess the means to satisfy
I am forsaken but one grotesque as I
Would not deny herself to me
In exile, we would be united
And at last, I would meet with sympathy

[Outro]
I swear by the sun
And the fire of the love that burns in my heart
That when you are done I will leave you in peace
But until you complete this creature for me
I will watch you from the shadows