Siren

**\[Verse 1]** I hear the Siren's treacherous song, I know now it won’t be long, 'Til I'm caged again, no longer free, The bitter melody still sings to me. My ears begin to burn, While I begin to yearn. **\[Chorus]** Oh, my silent love affair, You drag me down, you keep me there. Sweet and cruel, I can’t repair, This aching heart you’ve stripped bare. My silent love affair… **\[Verse 2]** This illusion clouds my mind, Toying with my senses. A reason why I strain to find, Meanwhile I build up fences— To guard my heart from those who care, The truth is buried deeply there. **\[Chorus]** Oh, my silent love affair, You drag me down, you keep me there. Sweet and cruel, I can’t repair, This aching heart you’ve stripped bare. My silent love affair… **\[Verse 3]** I taste the sugar-tart memory on my tongue, Chalky remnants charred and undone. Static breath, choking deep to my lung, Blackened coals and chemicals spun. My mouth begins to salivate, While I begin to deliberate. **\[Bridge]** I drown in my sea of sorrow, When your absence leaves me hollow. It’s hard to hope for tomorrow— Without your song, I can’t follow. **\[Chorus]** Oh, my silent love affair, You drag me down, you keep me there. Sweet and cruel, I can’t repair, This aching heart you’ve stripped bare. My silent love affair… **\[Outro]** Trying to live on is despair, “All will be fine,” I chant, half-aware. But I ache for this hated, sweet snare… My cursed, silent love affair.