This City

Because when I look around,
I don't like the sight and sound,
Souls drowning in their misery,
And to this dreadful city, they are bound.

This city, where the night never sleeps,
This city, always playing for keeps,
This city, where there is nowhere to hide,
This city, where you'd hit a rock bottom so deep.

And when the clock strikes midnight,
Like creatures of the twilight,
They come out and play their vicious game,
And then come the highlights.

A shuffling in the bushes, the sound of footsteps,
Someone widens their eyes and their heart beats faster,
And then the unfortunate event of a trip and fall,
And then there's a cut, which does it all.

He grabs ahold of her neck and pierces them in,
And when the fangs enter, they burn her skin,
He rips her heart apart when he's done with her,
And just like that, he just wins.

That is until someone decides it's high time,
Time to rise against the crime,
The crime and the supernatural activities,
The activities that will forever haunt this city.