::: Royalty :::

I need to stop seeking out royalty
before I am beheaded
by my own foolish faithfulness
my loyalty only causes distress
my mad sorcery is too overwhelming
I sabotage my own efforts
and lay down my broken heart

well, what more could I do?
my whole life is a lie
that's all there really is to it
no point dressing it up or down
just sit upon your throne and idle
brew like an engine of thoughts
does it make me a hypocrite to want to tell the truth?

in my world, the princess often dies
and self-mutilation can win what you desire
but love, ah love, can destroy nations
if there were a highway in the clouds
a way to walk across the skyline
I would take it
words live forever, not me

::: Sunshine Masquerade :::

we were the sunshine masquerade
our bright colours
hid the darkest intentions
our masks shone like mirrors
until we became the moonlight massacre
slit those wrists
come on, what are you waiting for?
they aren't going to cut themselves
"be proactive!"
isn't that what they've always said?
make your choice, follow through
no more hesitations
stop with the excuses
do you think they really care anyway?
those starlight masses?
they won't notice you
until you do what they want you to
people can't see what they're not looking for

::: Martyr's Love :::

dare I say love is suicide?
the way I break my heart for you
it ought to be
no woman deserves such devotion
as that of a martyr
can you stand to taste my blood?
it's on your hands already
or have you noticed?
I doubt you care
death doesn't figure into your world
does it?
when I tell you I'm drowning
you think it's in water
but it's my own blood choking me
pouring from a heart
you were careless to handle

::: Burst :::

like a fragrant moonlight blossom
hid beneath the leaves
you are beautiful
I want you
I would search past all exhaustion
just to feel your name
against my lips
like a poison
I'd drink deeply from your petals
your honeyed nectar
a burst of life