Self-Denial

He who swears on a mighty flag, has nothing left that belongs to him
Devastation of the inner self, solitude beneath the skin
Sacrifice all of your needs, ignoring lust and desires
Purgation in words and deeds, instinct degraded to lies
Be better than you, appear to be, once you’ve seen it, whatever’s in sight
Be harder against, yourself even more, bring me the truth straight to the light
Mortification for a higher goal, he doesn’t know his metes and bounds
Conversation to clean the soul, he is spending time to lick his wounds
Sacrifice all of your needs, ignoring lust and desires
Purgation in words and deeds, instinct degraded to lies
Be better than you, appear to be, once you’ve seen it, whatever’s in sight
Be harder against, yourself even more, bring me the truth straight to the light
He who swears on a mighty flag, has nothing left that belongs to him
Devastation of the inner self, solitude beneath the skin
Sacrifice all of your needs, ignoring lust and desires
Purgation in words and deeds, instinct degraded to lies
Be better than you, appear to be, once you’ve seen it, whatever’s in sight
Be harder against, yourself even more, bring me the truth straight to the light
Be better than you whatever’s in sight…
Be harder against — straight to the light