Theres a demon and an angel

And they hang around my neck

One helps me to be better

The other leaves me a wreck

The demon tied the angel up

She no longer had a say

And the demon stepped right up

And she whisked me right away

I really wasn’t worried

She told me to be free

She said its time to really live

And only live for me

I made some bad decisions

I didn’t really care

I’ve been a good girl all my life

Its really only fair

The demon looped a rope

just one time around my head

It was loose enough for comfort

So I didn’t think to dread

She lit a fuse inside of me

That made me feel so bright

But I was doing a lot of things

That I knew were just not right

Others seemed offput

The rejection kind of stung

Why is living just for me

Rubbing everybody wrong

It still didn’t matter

Then the demon tied a knot

The demon can’t control me

At least or so I thought

The angel watched in silence

As she claimed another soul

The demon whispered to me

Come on girl its time to roll

I didn’t see it coming

She played me like a fool

My world started to unravel

And she told me it was cool

I wanted to believe her

Eventually I did

Then the rope got even tighter

That she had around my head

I kept making bad decisions

Thinking the damage is already done

Unknowingly, I was in a game

She had obviously already won

My hope was too depleted

I was selfish for too long

All the people that once loved me

I just did them all so wrong

Then I looked down at my angel

Looking helpless as could be

And for a fleeting moment

I realized that she is me

I reached down and untied her ropes

And looked down at the demon

The demon held the leash of me

And I realized this aint freedom

Life is more than just myself

Its more than just right now

Decisions that I make

Will come back to me somehow

I untied the knot around my neck

And gave the rope some slack

I said “you can’t control me demon”

And I took my power back

The angel she just hugged me

So proud I made this choice

“You can be good and free

Don’t forget to use your voice

Its normal to have boundaries

And make time just for you

Its not selfish to be happy

But consider others too

Always be respectful

Karma is actually true

And the one thing to avoid in life

Is bad karma chasing you”

And so I just decided that if

demon loves her ropes

Then I’ll tie her up and see if she likes

Me messing with her hopes

So now my demons quiet

Or I tighten up her knot

Because the lessons that shes taught me

Surley won’t be soon forgot.