Drip, Drop: The Cuts Were For You

Lyrcis...a very old one!

Verse 1:

The cut across the animal fat

Drip, drop, drip, drop

Sins transferred by a Levite’s act

Drip, drop, drip, drop

 

Burning scents rose to the heavens

Drip, drop, drop, drop

We fear the Lord of Justice

Drip, drop, drop, drop

 

Refrain:

Blood is the core of life

Sacrifice was the strife

Darkness had its hold on the land

A promise of a Savior was at hand

 

Verse 2:

The knife was sliced across my skin

Drip, drop, drip, drop

My secret, darkest sin

Drip, drop, drip, drop

 

The blood was my sign

Drip, drop, drop, drop

Am I still alive?

Drip, drop, drop, drop

(repeat Refrain)

 

Bridge:

His crown of thorns

Drip, drop

His tearing of clothes

Drip, drop

 

The lashes to His back

Drip, drop

The nails pierced His flesh

Drip, drop

 

Each bloodied tear

Drip, drop, drip, drop

Carried the weight

Drip, drop, drip, drop

 

Of your death and sin

Drip, drop, drop, drop

And the scars on your wrist

Drip, drop, drop, drop

(repeat Refrain)

 

Ending:

The Savior has come

Don’t sacrifice your blood

The Wrath is gone

Only in the grace of His blood

 

No more cuts

No more shame

He will carry the lame

Love, life, mercy, hope…is His name.

 

Drip, drop, drip, drop, drop. 

Reviews

[Crimson Bayonet]

Very intense sense of living and death, I feel. However, the words do pace wonderfully together, and string together very rhythmically. You really give the reader a sense of confusion yet wonder as to what will happen to the person who is cutting. I like how you add the concepts of God and the Devil, and incorporate it into the sense whether or not should the person stop. As I said, this poem was pretty intense. Wonderful job! :)

[Ravenwing]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it:D

[Crimson Bayonet]

No problem :)

[SonOfaSailor]

I'm lovin' the rhymes, rhythm and faith. It's not a combination that I often see in my life.

[Ravenwing]

Thank you! :D