Like Aqualung you may see his disguise
But truth be told, his eyes bear no lies
From wretched past, he rose through the rot
To remember the stench that he never forgot
A man plain and simple, you could never neglect
He’ll curse you and beat you without your respect
But one thing I’ll tell you, he’ll never take part
In your lies and deceit, he will tear you apart
Heavy metal vomit, he played and amazed
The craft, his guitar, he was crazed, yet he gave
To those he called friends, bar room fights if they dared
Forbidden, he loved, in secret, he cared
I don’t know his past yet I know him so well
He suffered through pain, he was destined for hell
Whatever you saw in him, people would state
He’s full of tattoos, he’s a bum, he don’t rate
But I know a story, yeah, one needs to be told
That Dark ain’t the man you think, rotten and cold
But a beautiful angel, both inside and out
He’ll give you his heart if you’ll let yours right out
See, Dark ain’t no villain, no idolatry, pride
He’s not something easy, to trick or to hide
What he wants is the truth, and he’s willing to listen
It’s God what he’s after, after all he’s been given
His life made him hard to the fact of life’s toils
He never knew love as a child, wasn’t spoiled
All he accomplished and all he decreed
Was to live life its fullest and then he was freed
And through all his hardship, he found one true love
An angel named Tammy, from God up above
He lost her and cursed God, he gave up his will
But then found forgiveness, stayed quiet and still
He listened to one Voice who could quench and give peace
Found, could give up hate, that he could release
Demons inside, bent up pride and himself
Gave what he knew, all his things and his wealth
Then he found the Lord, from the night to the day
It’s not easy to love in a sacrificial way
And giving all you’ve got, then you give just one thing more
It’s your love of self, dropped, as you walk through God’s door