"THE GUARDIAN"
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THE ADDICTIONS THAT HAUNT ME,ROB ME FROM MY SLEEP;
LURKING IN DARKNESS,CONTROL I MUST KEEP.
THIS BEAST HAS FANGS,MORE POWER THAN THE SUN;
WHO WILL WIN FIRST,ME OR THE GUN?
TO GET WHAT I NEED,I POUNCE AND ATTACK;
IT AWAKENS THE MONKEY,AS HE CRAWLS UP MY BACK.
AS IT CONSUMES MY BODY,WHO HAS THE WHEEL?
MY EMOTIONS MUST NUMB,THAT WAS THE DEAL.
MY PROBLEMS AND WORRIES,SEEM A MILLION MILES AWAY;
A FALSEHOOD OF PEACE,UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.
IF I DIE WHILE I'M NEAR YOU,THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO SAY;
TAKE MY BODY ELSEWHERE,THE PROBLEM AWAY.
I'VE SEEN THE REAPER MANY TIMES,ALMOST HELD HIS BONEY HAND;
THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL,THAT KEEPS ADDING MORE SAND.