An eerie stillness surrounds me As I set my sights on misery Cross the plane into existence A null endevour Existence yields extinction We mocked insanity 3 drowned children at our feet Desire, the taste made me weak She's lost all mystique Lost among the stars I lost myself in her arms Beauty in bloodshed Cherry lips and lilac The memories keep on flooding back Public displays of apathy An obscene dichotomy If tragedy were to befall me Would you come to visit me Knocked out at the bottom of your shower Heartstrings, the weapon of a coward Madness a constant theme The revival of a wicked dream Regale me with tales of a gilded age Enchant me with your ties to fame Fantasy perpetuated Abhorrent and overrated Lost among the stars I lost myself in her arms Beauty in Bloodshed Obsession mounting Affection expired Rest well my dear These times are dire Symbiotic incantations Pandemonic bliss Prophetic putrefaction Cherry lips and lilac Perfection kept the flood back Public displays of apathy Manipulative pathology We mocked insanity Three drowned children at our feet Desire The taste made me weak Burned in effigy