Paper Tongues Lyrics

An ocean of passion
Still waters, murky with pain
Not yet traversed by man or machine
And not of this earth
The tide bites back, unwilling to be understood
Martian to most but deadly to those
Who witness its crimson shores
Concealed beneath the surface unmeasurable horror
Suffering embodied
The beast which guards its heart made of secrets
Awaits its next victim

It won't even kill you
That's too easy, it wants you to last
It sinks teeth into your flesh
And tears at your heart 'til you have nothing left
At the brink of expiration
Relief comes reluctantly back
As the beast retires to plan its next attack
But not for long

You're afraid of your own darkness too
But not like me, you don't fear like I do
And I don't want to turn away
I only want to help you
I want to fight the monster in you
But I'm afraid I might hurt you too
And that's too much to bear
I do what I do, I say what I say because I care

And still you bare your teeth
Hate still lies beneath
The cycle continues
I let you hurt me again
I let you hurt me again and again and again
Why do I let you win?
Why do I let you win?
Because deep down I know what you're capable of
The pain you inflict is how you were taught to love

And what do I know about love?
I've already learned to forgive
But I'll never learn to forget
Either way I'm stuck by your side
And I'll be here 'til I'm dead