Myself Deceived

 

4-track demo originally recorded in 1996.
Re-recorded in 2002.

 
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'Myself Deceived' is a story about a godless man that is in love with a Christian woman. He is deeply in love with her and has been doing everything he can to believe in her God because she won't accept him if he doesn't believe. He can no longer play the charade and confesses his true feelings to her.

The inspriation of this song comes from the way alot of people live their lives; pretending to be something they're not. You can only pretend so long before it starts to eat away at your being. Putting a religious spin on it makes the song a little dark.

There's something I need to confess
This burden hangs heavy on my chest
I admit I am a fraud
Never believing in your God
And I can't go on living this façade

I never felt the way you felt
Never praying at the alter at which I knelt
A show of devotion so genuine
Evil residing in angels' skin
But you only saw a soul untouched by sin

I sought conviction in your divinity
But in return I only offered my blasphemy
I wanted so much to believe 
That I almost had myself deceived

I tried to grasp your holy conviction
But I found it nothing more than a sick addiction
Couldn't understand what it was all about
So I pretended to be so devout
But I was always searching for a way out

Couldn't go on playing this charade
I wanted to tell you but I was too afraid
You don't know how hard I tried
From keeping you from seeing my dark side
But the evil part of me would no longer hide