romance me

is solace a hopeless crusade

the grandeur of a raping plague

a portrait that is best forgotten

bed of fire for the dying orphans

is there a bridge for the endless mote?

a river for the arid throat?

a sun for the winter flower?

a knight in the weeping hour?

the poison sails on ships with pain my veins have never known

my eyes have seen the glory of the antidote

a love lifted

the curse has left its birthplace

romance me

ransom me

a love lifted

in paradise remember me

romance me

ransom me

the idol that birthed betrayal

where eulogies have littered the trail

a song that is sung with a forked tongue

blackballed by the angels

and we're dropping like flies

an assault to the eyes

spraying death in every direction

this infection's a torrential tide

amazing

sweet mercy

romance me

ransom me