Yet another to continue...

You were the first
I came to find
your rosy locks
softly entwined
about your throat
your cold gasp
my hands still cold
after it passed.
I looked to your eyes
searched for the spark
but knew my love
that i must depart
and leave your body
cold and stale,
lips still purple
flesh so pale
in that field
that bitter glade.

You were the first,
I'll never forget it
your sweet smile
and tender heart
tore within me
my cold heart.
I had to share
my passion for
this life we shared
and came to your
attention so honest
so deceptive
you hardly guessed
at my intentions.
A gift i had, i would say
my lips brushed yours
that softest way
i'd show you soon,
but not tonight
and would leave
you with a lingering
fright.

Drink Deeply

I wake up with eyes of silver
watch the blood run into
the dyin' sea.

You saw me once before
the tide swept over
cleansed me of this misery.

So drink with me while the moon
is showin, forget that empty
sweet dream

I've got what you need
my fallen angel, whisper sweetly
be at peace

Let this world of aching moments
pass you by and
rest with me

We came one day to this foul place
and we found ourselves just
right at home

Made our camp but a single day
we never left this
crowded shore

How your sweet eyes came to
this horrid land we'll simply
call it fate my love

So drink with me while the moon
is showin, forget that empty
sweet dream

I've got what you need
my fallen angel, whisper sweetly
be at peace

Let this world of aching moments
pass you by and
rest with me

You found what the crows cry
day after day there is no hope to
wander away

Tears of the damned ran down your face
your last hope joining
with the sea

You're stuck with me in this cruel place
but don't you worry
it'll be okay


So drink with me while the moon
is showin, forget that empty
sweet dream

I've got what you need
my fallen angel, whisper sweetly
be at peace

Let this world of aching moments
pass you by and
rest with me

Listen

Fate forgive them
they know not what they do.
You gave me this power
that others ought listen to.
None of them of course
ever simply will
they'll fall before your
mesmerizing spell.
I point to the cliffs,
dreadful falls,
rotten paths that one
could follow
but it is my curse, oh cruel fate
to sit here, to watch
watching you claim
another checkmate.

Progressive

We few stand
on deserted shores
the legacy we've left
broken bones
strew across
the broken floor
of a sea
where no more
our friends float
clawing for air
eyes bulging
pale skin bared
we've climbed
the corpses
beat the tide
rowed with our
family's hide
we've made it
but at what cost
surely our souls
are forever lost

Nicht Faust

Met the devil
On a corner last night
I had no urge to fight
that sweet temptation
haunting pain
he promised me
on that cold day

I never knew what
once could be
i feel that fire
burn through me
my soul in terror
how i chose
to live this life
without repose

But now i know
that what i see
this hell i picked
gleefully
in that moment
it seemed right
and as i stand
i know i was right.

Sublime

Pain and swelling / Oh so sweet
Radiating out / Forbidden treats
Spreading through / Memory calls
Such tender skin / Home again
Reminding me / In vivid light
Yet again of / No reason to fright
Days before /Marks I still bear
Of days to come / Yours and fair
Future pains / Swim over me
I gladly welcome / Drowning in ecstasy

Busker

Notes dance
before our eyes
mesmerized
we sit and daze,
melody craves
attentive wit
to understand
its nuanced flit
about the strings
within the air
it demands
we linger here.

Branding

Plastic, plastic
dump it in acid
throw the gods
in boiling rapids
bite the fruit
inhale the rot
we've arrived
at a sacred spot.