The Book of Love and Venom
I felt the sting of love again
Relentless drive of fear and pain
Who is next to twist the blade?
Fuel this fire I have made
Seeking truth in fury found
Straining love’s intrinsic bounds
Another passage full of sorrow
Live this lie again tomorrow
I can see the viper strike
Feel the venom in its words
Hear its toxic promises
Poison, just like you and me
Deadly bite spreads quickly now
Sickness courses through my veins
This potion love made just for me
Therein lies it’s prophesy
Chorus 1
It seems you ripped my life from me
Blind fury is consuming me
I’ll let my vengeful spirits dance
Redemption’s only for the weary
What was the promise you made me
“‘Till death parts us”, as I recall
“For better or for worse”, you said
I should be standing on your grave
Bitter taste of jealousy
Destruction in contained disease
Acid flavor of my rage
Romance turns a deadly page
The book of love is soaked in blood
From its victims one by one
“Come here”, it says, “just one more drop
Soon your chapter will be done”
Chaos is love’s symphony
Its music sways misleadingly
“Take my hand let’s dance some more
I’ll dash your hope onto my shore”
When this voyage’s course is run
And I know love can’t be won
Cold is all that’s left behind
Shattered vessel sailing blind
Chorus 2
Embers die and anger fades
Like memories of your breath in mine
An inner voice screams silently
I’ve got to let her go
Take my hand from my own throat
And let you on your way
It’s where you went so long ago
It’s me that’s free today
I know this snake has struck you too
Didn’t want what it did to you
Let’s squeeze the venom from our sorrow
Walk another mile tomorrow
A breath of chance recovery
In love and life’s discovery
Another painful lesson learned
But the book of love and venom burns…
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