COME CLOSER

I'VE BEEN TO HELL

I’VE BEEN TO HELL

Would you believe me if I told you I’ve been to stay in hell?

That I’ve wrestled, burnt and squirmed around in the pit where demons dwell

My puny toes were licked and teased by the fiery flickering flames

My suffering was absolute, and I’ll never be the same

Although at times it must be said I return to stir the embers

I wear a chain around my neck, saying please return to sender

The pull of Hell's magnetic depths is sometimes just too tempting

The demons coax, induce me in, their call is unrelenting

And yet I am still standing, not sound but not insane

I went to Hell, stamped out the fire, then climbed back up again.