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Haunted
04:24
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Standing in these ruins that we left
I thought our love could last beyond death
How can I mourn while you still draw breath?
I’ll drink from the waters of the Lethe
Your fingers tangled in my hair
Reach out to touch you but find only air
Like missing a step as I climb the stairs
How could you scorn a gift so rare
This house I haunt was never home
Expect me to draw blood from stone
I’ve had enough you’re on your own
Now burn me down to ash and bone
Obsession’s just a phase of grief
You kept me drowning in your sea
A shipwreck shattered on a reef
If I could I’d drag you down with me
Accepting love without emotion
Feeling my heart break in slow motion
Bury my grief in the depths of the ocean
Epitaph in memory of false devotion
This house I haunt was never home
Expect me to draw blood from stone
I’ve had enough you’re on your own
Now burn me down to ash and bone
You loved me
You loved me
You left me
From ashes to ashes
I’m fading
It can’t be, so help me
So help me
This house I haunt was never home
Expect me to draw blood from stone
I’ve had enough you’re on your own
Now burn me down to ash and bone
The earth is scorched
You’ve done your worst
We can’t go back
This place is cursed
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Hers
06:04
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Skin like marble, colder still
A word will bend you to her will
Look in her eyes, there you'll see
She’s only made of memory
Incestuous ancestral curse
Water nor wine will slake her thirst
Table set, a hideous feast
But you know we all have to eat
The night is dark, the night is long
She’ll hunt you down, make you her own
Now lay back, let your body die
And drink deeply, shut your eyes
Say you’ll be hers and hers alone
Laid on her bed of broken bones
This chamber will become your tomb
Nightmares spilling from her womb
Hypnotized, mesmerized
Velvet slipping up your thighs
Frantic lust and agony
Sound the same in drawn-out screams
The night is dark, the night is long
She’ll hunt you down, make you her own
Now lay back, let your body die
And drink deeply, shut your eyes
No reticence, you gave consent
It's time to face the consequence
Past your last breath you linger on
You'll never see another dawn
The night is dark, the night is long
She’ll hunt you down, make you her own
Now lay back, let your body die
And drink deeply, shut your eyes
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3. |
(Un)holiness
04:07
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Stitches descending like rosary beads
All these proverbs and prayers kept me down on my knees
No power on earth can undo what’s been done
But I can’t seem to keep your name off of my tongue
To these ears from your lips
With my eyes on your hips
With each caress, I confess
My faith was starting to slip
Pray, guide my hand
To feel your heart beat again
Body and blood know
What I’ve tried so hard to
Forgetting, not letting
Your echoes live under my skin
Can’t give in, can’t give in, can’t give in
Please forgive me, I feel so unholy
An offering I am still trying to deserve
Your shroud wrapped and bound clings to every curve
And I know what I’ve done and what I have become
But there’s no turning back, nowhere left to run
Said our love was a sin
But we can’t let them win
Though death prevails, rend the veil
Your name an invocation
Sorrow, sing through me
Bring you back to me
Body and blood know
What I’ve tried so hard to
Forgetting, not letting
Your echoes live under my skin
Let you in, let you in, let you in
Please forgive me, I feel so unholy
You know there’s no limit
To what I won’t do for you
Anything, I would move
Heaven and earth for you
Piety blinded our eyes
But now I can see
Destiny lies in this exquisite blasphemy
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4. |
Fable
03:19
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5. |
Hold On
04:16
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Woke up today, the sun hadn’t risen
I dreamt last night that we’d seen our last dawn
Was it a nightmare or some strange vision?
We fought so hard but now everything’s gone
All hope abandoned, how can we go on
Singing songs about love while the earth slowly crumbles
Sing songs of joy while the sky falls in flames
We won’t be remembered, our bones lie unburied
But I’ll love you though only shadows remain
Please take my hand, lay me down by the river
Help me forget all we’ve built now lies dead
Bodies entwined, tremble and shiver
Please make me feel something other than dread
The past is unwritten, our sins all forgiven
Misery and fear have not made their mark
The vows left unbroken, the lies all unspoken
But I hear your voice calling out from the dark
Sing me songs about love while the earth slowly crumbles
Sing songs of joy while the sky falls in flames
We won’t be remembered, our bones lie unburied
But I’ll love you though only shadows remain
Hold on, hold on,
Hold on please don’t slip away
Hold on, just hold me steady
And I’ll sing with you
Though this dark should be day
Songs about love while the earth slowly crumbles
Sing songs of joy while the sky falls in flames
We won’t be remembered, our bones lie unburied
But I’ll love you though only shadows remain
Follow me down, down to the river
Tell me everything’s fine
Tell me, just look away
Dead heavens can’t help us
We won’t be delivered
If no one is left then there’s no one to blame
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6. |
Rise / Fall
03:35
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7. |
Two Lovers
04:02
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I saw two lovers last night
Down where the ships put sea
One was the image of you
The other looked so like me
I saw two lovers last night
While the sea music played
Music that told of farewell
But I was not afraid
Still, I can’t erase the memory
Of their kiss and last goodbye
The ship on the far horizon
That last long haunting cry
So tell me now, my love
These two that said goodbye
Say it just couldn’t be
No it never could be the ghosts of you and I
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