Cult of Personality

I've always been a bit fascinated by Hitler and the way he brought Germany to such incredible heights while in the same instant reaching brand new lows.

A million faithful gather in the streets

Everyone heeds your call

Insignia on their arms

Soldiers stand tall

 

The masses march in unison

As they raise up their hands

Little do they know

Of your evil plans

 

The world will be yours

By the look on your face

There’s no hiding

Your plans for a master race

 

You’ve already decided

No one will stand in your way

A nation cries in unison

There will be hell to pay

 

Still you persist

On your conquest

To cleanse your realm

To move the rotten eggs from your nest

 

Suffering and pain

Cause nothing but thrills

Your iron fist
Gives the nation chills

 

Armies of pale-skinned men

Rise up from the ashes

Of broken nations

To fight in such ghastly clashes

 

The tide of war

Ebbs and flows

Much like your sanity

It comes and goes

 

Unknowingly

Or conceivably by design

You awakened the quiescent beast

Perhaps this should’ve been a sign

 

The battle continues

As news of the new enemy travels

Slowly but surely

The cult of personality unravels

 

Nothing will stop his quest

As his pure nation crumbles

Spiraling deeper into despair

For his composure he fumbles

 

As the years drag by

And bodies pile high

One side is slowly winning

Victory is not a far cry

 

Gathering your family

Knowing the end is near

You poison yourself

And destroy everything you held dear

 

Your notorious legacy as a tyrant

Lives on, despite your nations fall

Many decades later, with a different vision

Germany, once more stands tall

 

Author's Note

In no way do I condone anything Hitler or his regime stood for, this is simply a retrospective look back at his life.