Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Satan
Canonical path: /satan/burning-portrait
Related lyric paths: 6
Lyric guide
Burning Portrait
Read Burning Portrait lyrics by Satan on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Burning Portrait
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
In your mind hangs a picture of yourself
It’s the man that you wanted to be
There were times when you’d stop to admire
The fine strokes of a confident hand
And it’s honesty
Now you’ve covered it over
Now you can’t bear to look
You can’t stand to face up
To what you forsook
Your portrait is burning, burning
Douse the fire now
Burning out of control
Yet you seem so invincible somehow
Once you were revered by statesmen
And cardinals sought your advice
Your name was embossed on the lips of the great
And the good and the famous but oh what a price
Now the paint is corrupted
It's consuming your mind
Devouring itself and each principle
You left behind
Your effigy's burning, burning
Kill this fire now
Burning into your soul
Are you still invincible now?
Enslaved to the dark side of the mirror
From whence there is no return
Bonded for the price of nothing dearer
Than a cause-celebre you'd eventually spurn
The eyes of the portrait, they turn
Glaring at you as they burn
In the end you were tempted away
From the path you had wanted to take
Such is life in the limelight
When you trade integrity for gold
You were warned, Heaven's sake
You had such good intentions
They just melted away
Like the paint on your picture
And now you must pay
Your portrait is burning, burning
Douse the fire now
Burning out of control
Burning, burning
Kill this fire now
Burning into your soul
You were never invincible
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Burning Portrait"?
Satan performs "Burning Portrait", and this lyric page sits inside the Satan catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Burning Portrait"?
Yes. The related section below points to Incantations and Broken Treaties with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Satan?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Satan's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Burning Portrait yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.