In a lion's den
Tortured until God knows when.
Shaken down to my knees
Staring back at me to eat.
I gave in to his appetite.
Rip me up and take a bite.
There is no point, no winning, no fight.
You're 7 demons, a nightmare's delight.
Drilling with your sharp teeth.
Nowhere to go, no more to breathe.
Taste my flesh and blood. Nothing can wash it, not even mud.
You did the killing, you did the damage.
Time to pay up, a heavy price of savages.
Lay there scared, lay there worried.
You are so filthy, you showed me no mercy.
Always your eyes remained dark and evil.
Full of deceit, beyond lengths of lethal.
Such fury and such rage.
Nothing left of me, but my rib cage.
Until you're ripped to shreds, you're ashes and dust. Sweet revenge will come after you until you combust.
That's the day we will meet again.
Not a surprise, back in the same den.
I will reign and you will kneel.
Tables have turned so has the wheel.
Brave and wild is my name.
Dare to play with me, it's my game.
You were just a player
in your den,
your act,
your cage.
Should be afraid, the zoo is
my playpen,
my show,
my stage.
I am the jungle I am the trails.
You will get lost, you'll lose to the scale.
Loyal is the village, the trees and the land.
Step up, face my army, the whole crew and my clan.
They will show you who's fit for those jewels, who's fierce and who rules.
The crown honors its master, never a fool.
-Hillary Nizam
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