VIRGIN MARY’S PLEASURE Verse 1 A bloody kiss, velvet curtains drawn, Crimson fingerprints on satin white, If I never wake to see the dawn, At least we had this night. Hold me like a relic in a cathedral fire, Like something holy they forgot to save, Trace your name across my ribs, Leave a bruise where angels prayed. ⸻ Pre-Chorus Feed me grapes beneath the candlelight, Sweet as sin upon your tongue, Every prayer I’ve ever whispered Dies before it leaves my lungs. ⸻ Chorus Oh, Virgin Mary’s pleasure, Pain and pleasure, equal measure, Lavender steam and trembling skin, Tell me where devotion ends and desire begins. Virgin Mary’s pleasure, White lace stained forever, You taste like heaven, look like ruin, And I would kneel before you knowing what you’re doing. Oh, Virgin Mary’s Pleasure, Virgin Mary’s Pain… ⸻ Verse 2 Let’s make a pact written in blood, Older than the saints above, One cut for you, one cut for me, A sacrament mistaken for love. Let it drip onto the burning sage, Smoke rising through the room, A love ritual, a gilded cage, A flower opening in doom. Poison apple on your lips, I bite before the warning comes, Every touch another little death, Every little death becomes one. ⸻ Pre-Chorus The mirror watches from the wall, The candles bend and start to sway, I don’t know if we’re being blessed Or slowly being led astray. ⸻ Chorus Oh, Virgin Mary’s pleasure, Pain and pleasure, equal measure, Lavender steam and trembling skin, Tell me where devotion ends and desire begins. Virgin Mary’s pleasure, White lace stained forever, You taste like heaven, look like ruin, And I would kneel before you knowing what you’re doing. Oh, Virgin Mary’s Pleasure, Virgin Mary’s Pain… ⸻ Bridge The room is drowning in lavender, The windows covered up with rain, You pull the halo from my head And wear it like a wedding chain. The saints all turn their eyes away, The moonlight spills across the floor, Some people pray to be forgiven— I only wanted more. ⸻ Final Chorus Virgin Mary’s pleasure, Pain and pleasure, equal measure, Lavender steam and trembling skin, Tell me where devotion ends and desire begins. Virgin Mary’s pleasure, White lace stained forever, You taste like heaven, look like ruin, And I’d do it all again tomorrow Just to lose myself together. Oh, Virgin Mary’s Pleasure. Virgin Mary’s Pain… ⸻ Outro Velvet morning. Bloody white sheets. A feast for all the gods to feed. The candles died. The sage still burns. And all that’s left of paradise Is what it hurts. Oh, Virgin Mary’s pleasure, Virgin Mary’s pain… Virgin Mary’s…
