I shed my skin

and saw the man down deep within

I'm not a snake

it's simply me, for Heaven's sake

I kneeled to pray

but all my blessings slipped away

the angels wept

their tears a wave, and I was swept

and left for dead

on rocks of righteousness I bled

until the Lord

demanded me to wield the sword

the Holy Blade

in tears I learned of my crusade

I took the call

intoned a prayer and killed them all

they died in vain

not one of them was born again

I dug the holes

and cried a dirge for all the souls

who called my bluff

my guiding light was not enough

to live upon

my candle in the darkness shone

I rang the bell

was ushered in the Citadel

they gave me wine

I told them that the world was mine

they washed my feet

my spirit's circle now complete.