lilac deppei

my iron lung, my heart of gold

my diamond skull, my carbon soul

melt me down for one final gesture

i’ll be your perfect, personal jester

Now, I am the sheep - the shears, and yes, the slaughter

you are the new world, leader of the ring

unsheath the blade now- slowly- and i offer

my feeble sacrifice, coat me with a shade of deep red

i am the lamb, the leech, the lich, the legend

black sheep blamed for bleating a bit too bold

cut the tags, blood-let me free to go then

when i'm dead, don't coat me bronze, just let me mold

Am I truly living twice or am I merely half alive?

Born to prosper, born to thrive

Stuck treading water in my prime

Am I the alyx of a dying throne left shrouded in the dark?

Limping along on petty larks

I’m love struck circling the sparks

In a temporary storage of the self

Collected lyrics gather dust

Abandon projects, embrace the rust

You can claim that it's not that serious

And you can claim i'm simply delirious

But would delirium grant me this kind of bliss?

Conniptions and carnations, canary kiss my lips

But if the love i long for kills me, please don’t worry

I’ve got another eight lives left to go

Love is like an avalanche, an overwhelming flurry

And i've dropped to seven while you left me in the snow