City of Sin, by Jude Antoine Jarda 2007 I've been bedeviled by a bottle of beer On new year's day My whole world seemed okay But I was possessed, paralysed, Staring at the full moon, My state was one of a poltroon Once I was gone, I became a nobody In my eyes, everybody looked so ugly A genuine liar using gruesome manners to throw each one in nothingness, in my nest An agnostic selling amulets to protect one from the anarchy ruled by some punk ass entity Useless gallantry to lessen my liability Trying to break my integrity Brainless chain reaction to ruin my self-esteem I was looking for a remedy Once I was gone, I became... Nobody, in my eyes, everybody looked so ugly Brainless chain reaction to ruin my self-esteem I was looking for a remedy I was looking for You, Lord to dry all my tears to lead me away from the roads of sin Hoping that You, Lord, who knows about all my dreams would keep me away from the roads of sin What was I thinking? Was I trying to find myself like a renegade, like a buccaneer crossing all the borders with my peers Was I looking for my death, playing with fire, with forbidden games and like a felon, show no shame Way below the nimbus where the sun is not invited the masquerade is magnified, I testify I'm so tired to be a fugitive Will someone hear the dogs complain? Revelations won't go down the drain I lost my road in the city I lost my road in the city of Sin Thieves tried to steal my soul in that city A place named after me I lost my word in the city I lost my word in the city of Sin And if you find my word in that city Please bring it back to me I lost my soul in the city I lost my soul in the city of Sin I lost my soul in the city but I found my Lord in that same city