Heavy Hollow Heart

(Verse 1) There’s a collar ’round my spirit, forged in fires I do not own, A heavy weight of iron that has chilled me to the bone. I walk the path they’ve chosen, I speak the words they’ve taught, A puppet in a golden cage, by higher powers bought. They call it "order," call it "grace," this leash upon my neck, But every breath I’m forced to take is just another wreck. (Chorus) Let me be the monster that is screaming in my veins, Without your prayers for "mercy" or your "virtue" as my chains! I do not seek your healing, I do not want your light, I only wish to show the world the cruelty of my bite. Stop trying to redeem me, stop reaching for my hand, I’d rather be the ruin than the king of all this land. (Verse 2) And then there’s you, a flicker in the grey and bitter frost, A sudden spark of interest that I fear may be my cost. I watch you from the shadows, and it tastes like a defeat, A softness in my hollow chest I never thought I'd meet. But love is just a vulnerability, a crack within my mail, A way for them to break me, or to make my spirit fail. (Bridge) I will not let you change me, or wash away the stain, Instead, I’ll bring you with me to the altar of my pain. I’ll peel away your pity, I’ll strip your heart of white, Until you see the beauty in the cold and endless night. (Chorus) Let me be the monster that is screaming in my veins, Without your prayers for "mercy" or your "virtue" as my chains! I do not seek your healing, I do not want your light, I only wish to show the world the cruelty of my bite. (Outro) Come closer, little flower, let the winter take its hold, I’ll wrap you in my darkness till your beating heart grows cold. You’ll be my grim reflection, my shadow, and my bride, With the leash of heaven broken, and nowhere left to hide.