The Heir Of Empty Breath

The Heir Of Empty Breath

Receiving End Of Sirens (The)
(album: The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi)

And the solemn verse resounds�
Heavy lies the twisted crown
As it hovers above
The disgrace I�ve become

Like a blemish on otherwise perfect skin
Like a scar from a sore
Like a stain that�s set in
I wallow in what I could have been

Take me away
Away from this place
Come like a thief in the night
Be a rapture and take me away
From these sentiments turned sediment
From this crude cast of our intent
From the boulder we can�t set aside.
Come like a thief in the night
Be my vision and take me away

With all the pigments that you�ve shed
(So pale and porous)
I�m the heir of empty breaths,
Of sulfur and sweat,
I�m the king of what could have been

I have wed my regret, she�s my blushing bride
Like an ache
Like a cramp I can�t lose
So I wallow in what I could have been

Be a fleeting glimpse
Of what could have been
That comes to me
Every now and again
And I�ll just pretend to carry on, carelessly

Your glimpses are ever fleeting
You�re the crutch on which I�m leaning
Come to me
Hold me up be my stilt, my splint
Be my brace, be mine
So I can carry on, carelessly