Sin City

You hide behind the electrifying display of lights
Attempting to blind all who look in
That perhaps one will see a bigger and brighter future
Rather than a land riddled with sin
From the subtle “pop” on the street corners
To the billboards with women scantily clad
You lurk around and within
One of the biggest traps in existence

You lure in women young and old
paying them for their bodies that are of great worth
But that’s all you see that’s of worth.
Their bodies.
An object. A plaything.
Anything else is desecrated and dismissed
Are you happy seeing them serving the pleasures of men?
From the cocktail drink in “cute costumes” to a room with bare skin?

You torrent men’s minds with all this gratification at their fingertips
So few ways for them to remain pure
You want them to dominate.
Fulfill their fleshly desires.
Anything more noble is laughed at and scoffed
Are you happy seeing them giving in to their every whim?
From the image in hand on the corner to a room with bare skin?

You laugh with every dollar played on the casino table
For their ignorance is your bliss and fulfills your greed
That’s your appetite. That’s your goal.
To trap. To lure.
To deceive.
They know nothing else but to chase an empty dream
Are you happy seeing people empty their wallets?
An image of surrender to you and the illusion so convincing?

You lead every drunken step taken by a person trying to escape
Drowning their cares one by one
Down the pipe it goes and fades
Relief.
But only delayed reality.
Their cares are counted by the glass consumed
Are you happy seeing them swim in the sea of delusion?
From the first hard shot to the face passed out on the floor?

Your presence lurks from every light bulb bright to street corner dark
For you have this place in the grip of your writhing hands
This is your place.
A living hell.
But you have yet to see there’s One who will cause you to surrender in defeat
Your happiness will no longer be and your power will be ended
And forevermore your reign shall cease
Sin City will have no place anymore
Prepare the way for the coming of the Lord