Deliver me from Evil

I am but a simple man

I preach the word of God.

My congregation has no clue

That I live behind a façade.

My faith I place in the Lord

But I’m not worthy of his love.

I’ve succumbed to a mortal sin

I seek forgiveness from above.

Deliver me from Evil

Protect me from temptation.

The pleasure of the flesh

Is a constant frustration.

You entrust your children to me

Their innocence I take.

When the monster inside overpowers me

The wrong decisions, I make.

Blinded by lust

Overcome with remorse.

The struggle takes me to hell and back

I’m a victim of Satan’s force.

Deliver me from Evil

This curse, I can’t deny.

To break this vicious circle

I feel, I have to die!