Unhallowed Be Thy Shame

The claims of the living on behalf of the dead

In the clasping of hands, holding on to your breath

With every breath a lie a lie as cold as a death

Proffered kisses and faded flowers

Grazing your lips and bonds as ours

With every word you speak

Your request, my command

Treat me as if I am No one, nothing

Not Born at all

Inevitable, I will keep crawling back to you

I 'm bound to fall

I will fall into oblivion

I've given all

and now I'm broken down and bruised and battered

Torn and tattered weakened by your beauty

That I can't overcome

And I am still bleeding

Hiding behind your veil of empty promises

On broken vows on behalf of the blind

You reclaim your innocence and guilt now binds us together

Forever and Ever

Unhallowed Be Thy Shame

With Shallow words and hollow eyes

I have given all that's left to give to you

And taken only the suffering you've shown

And the damage done that you've left behind

hate, detest, abhor

All the things that you adore

disfavor, despise

Harvesting such lucid lies

Loathing the empyrean corners that surround my body

And keep me intertwined against the cold hard beating

of your heart

I shall remain a disciple, a giver, never a receiver of truth or forgiveness

Because I am not worthy

I am not worthy of feeling love

Or the pleasant gesture of a smile

Only revealing the damage that you've caused

Unhallowed be thy shame

With shallow words and hollow eyes

I have given all that's left to give to you

And taken only the suffering you've shown

And the damage done that you left behind