The Root Of All Evil

Proud enough for you to call me arrogant
Greedy enough to be labeled a thief
Angry enough for me to go and hurt a man
Cruel enough for me to feel no grief.

Never could have just a part of it
I always need more to get by
Getting right down to the heart of it
The root of all evil has been running my whole life.

Dirty enough for me to lust
Leaving nothing left to trust
Jealous enough to still feel envious
Lazy enough to sleep all day
And let my life just waste away
Selfish enough to make you wait for me.

Driven blindly by our sins
Misled so easily
Entirely ready to leave it behind
I'm begging to break free.

Take all of me
The desires that keep burning deep inside
Cast them all away and help to
Give me strength to face another day
I am ready, help me be what I can be.

Self-centered fear has got a hold of me
Clutching my throat
Self righteous anger running all through me
Ready to explode.

Procrastination paralyzing me
Wanting me dead
These obsessions that keep haunting me
Won't leave my head.

Help to do for me what I can't do myself
Take this fear and pain
I can't break out this prison all alone
Help me break these chains.

Humility now my only hope
Won't you take all of me
Heal this dying soul.

I can feel my body breaking
I can feel my body breaking
I'm ready to let it all go
I can feel my body shaking
Right down to the foundation
The root of it all.

Take all of me
The desires that keep burning deep inside
Cast it all away and help to
Give me strength to face another day
I am ready, help me be what I can be
I am ready, come to me, take me away.