Prisoner Of Desire

Poisoned in the cage of desire,
There is only greed in the eyes,
And all thoughts are thoughts of lust.

Oh wherein has love fled
Or is it lost forever like innocence,
Never to be regained.

Has my heart lost all tenderness
That it may never melt again,
By beauty smile or tears.

In this rocking sea of humanity
In this crowd of pain and misery,
Lost is my pity,
Lost is all sympathy
And lost is my soul.

Every man paces forth,
From morn till night,
Blindly, madly in his cage.

Oh, free me o Lord
From these heavy chains
I am a prisoner of my desire
Powerless, without your help.