Laying the Demon to Rest <br /> <br />As I sit alone and tired, with time to spare <br />Temptation rears its ugly head <br />Born from a deceptive dream into a nightmare <br />It calls to me again <br />Testing me to see if I will break this time <br />Or at least how far I'll bend <br />I can see its glowing eyes and hear its evil cries <br />"Come dance with me, my friend..." <br /> <br />So, the things that I want to do <br />I find myself not doing <br />but the things that I don't want to do <br />I fall into - Why? <br />Why do we struggle with the former things and <br />live in our own power below our means? <br /> <br />War <br />Don't you understand this is war? <br />War with the principalities and powers <br />Things unseen that would devour us all <br />The spirit battles the flesh <br />And now my wounds are deep <br />and torn wide open <br />I'm tired and weary, hurt and broken down <br /> <br />Lead us not <br />Into temptation <br />But deliver us <br />From the evil one <br />Darkness falls <br />On my spirit again <br />Again temptation calls <br />I can hear it <br /> <br />As the battle rages on and on <br />I face the things that put my faith to the test <br />When fallen angels won't leave me alone <br />Father, come and lay the demon to rest <br />When my sword has broken off in my hand <br />I see the dark futility of the flesh <br />When I'm about to fall, please help me stand <br />Father, come and lay the demon to rest <br /> <br />Instrumental Break <br /> <br />They're on my back <br />I run, but I can feel their talons <br />digging in my flesh <br />Blood trickles down upon the earth <br />And I grow weaker with each breath <br />Each time I shake one off <br />another wraps its teeth around my neck <br />And every time, the one, the thorn is there <br />To tear me down again <br /> <br />The angels counterstrike <br />Their flaming swords slice through <br />the fallen ones <br />The demons reunite, attack again <br />The cycle has begun <br />Caught in the middle of this present darkness <br />with nowhere to run <br />We're in a holy war <br />As it is written, so shall it be done <br /> <br />Where there's a will, there's a way, they say <br />But sometimes my will seems to get in the way <br />So You will have to fight for me today <br /> <br />Repeat Chorus
