THE SLIPPERY BEAST
The slippery beast with many faces
is not so easily caught
he’s in behind the hidden things
illusion is his art
He’s actually not so little
he’s bigger than Ben Hur
in confidence and great disguise
respect; that’s how he works
Identify and flush him out
‘cause if he’s not, I’m slain
and all my ways in groping haze
demanding, covert, vain
he masquerades with surety
and goes by many names
like, charity and humbleness
appearances are feigned
He even takes that holy name
who alone deserves the glory
and turns it on his clever self
of ‘sanctified’ imploring
Struggling hard he’s nailed down
alarmingly surprised
to find him on my territory
the enemy is sized
The two of us have blended well
No earthly means can slay him
He’s far to clever for that game
no discipline can tame him
From heavens courts, the message’s given
your eyes, turn them to me
and then your heart with sighs and tears
a different view will see
In need of some reflection
in bed with me and self
can barely tell between them
it’s revelation’s stealth
I’ll route that foul imposter
I’ll pray for strength and fear
I’ll put our Lord upon the throne
and self refuse to hear.
The slippery beast with many faces
is not so easily caught
he’s in behind the hidden things
illusion is his art
He’s actually not so little
he’s bigger than Ben Hur
in confidence and great disguise
respect; that’s how he works
Identify and flush him out
‘cause if he’s not, I’m slain
and all my ways in groping haze
demanding, covert, vain
he masquerades with surety
and goes by many names
like, charity and humbleness
appearances are feigned
He even takes that holy name
who alone deserves the glory
and turns it on his clever self
of ‘sanctified’ imploring
Struggling hard he’s nailed down
alarmingly surprised
to find him on my territory
the enemy is sized
The two of us have blended well
No earthly means can slay him
He’s far to clever for that game
no discipline can tame him
From heavens courts, the message’s given
your eyes, turn them to me
and then your heart with sighs and tears
a different view will see
In need of some reflection
in bed with me and self
can barely tell between them
it’s revelation’s stealth
I’ll route that foul imposter
I’ll pray for strength and fear
I’ll put our Lord upon the throne
and self refuse to hear.