Burn darling, burn

Don't look too close, you're gonna see
My spiritual ruin and bankruptcy
It's there in my eyes, here in my thoughts
The pauper, the pagan searching for gods

The altar's so high, so I
could crawl into the airless shadow when your back's turned
Slip up the side, don't cry
when rough stone scrapes the soft skin, it's the lesson i can't seem to learn
Burn darling, burn

If you ask me I'd be tempted to lie
Sing you to sleep with a sweet lullaby
and I'll say whatever you want to hear
the siren, seductress soon to disappear

The altar's so high, so I
could crawl into the airless shadow when your back's turned
Slip up the side, don't cry
when rough stone scrapes the soft skin, it's the lesson i can't seem to learn
Burn darling, burn

I've got a candle for you to light with your flaming fingers
I've got a dead soul you could ignite with your heated hands
Send up the ashes, send up the incense
and don't forget the funeral prayer
Burn darling, burn