DEEP DARK SECRETS

DEEP DARK SECRETS

I know you're no angel and I know the devil’s not your friend.

I know there’s things that only you know that you keep deep within.

There're things that you’re not proud of and you have your regrets.

There’s a place that only you know that’s filled with your deep dark secrets.

Somewhere between good and evil and somewhere between right and wrong,

There’s a place in the darkness with a light shining through as you search for a place you belong.

There are things in your past that keep jumping up and giving you fits.

You think you can make them go away, all your deep dark secrets.

I know there’s a pedestal where your angel sits.

I know you have a devil that hides in the pits.

What I see from you is good, because that’s all I ever get.

But I know somewhere is a closet full of skeletons hiding your deep dark secrets.

Everyone has their dirty laundry and I know you have yours too.

I don’t want to know them all, but I would like to know a few.

Some people have things buried so very deep, and as time goes by they forget.

Even if you chose not to remember your demons, they’re still your deep dark secrets.

Some people hide their demons right in plain sight.

They just dress them up so they look like they’re right.

But a demon is a demon on that you can bet.

No matter how they look, they’re still your deep dark secrets.

You can look in the darkness for all that’s bad and all their lies.

The ones that are truly evil will take it with them on the day they die.

When they get to where they’re going, there will be people they’ve met.

Maybe then they can reminisce about all their deep dark secrets.

In‑between the depths of what’s evil and the heights of what’s good,

Is a place where most of us are, well at least we should.

If you keep everything in the middle, and that’s as bad as it gets,

Then they won’t be too deep and they won’t be too dark your deep dark secrets.

If you show me your darkness I can see what’s true,

Then shine your light and show me the real you.

Open your secret door and please have no frets.

You’ll feel better once you’ve shared your deep dark secrets.

I’ll show you my demons if you show me yours.

Exposing all your demons is what holds the cure.

Demons can take on a life of their own, so dig them up if they’ll let.

I can put our demons together and bury them with my deep dark secrets.

STANLEY HENDRIX

12/31/08

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