Scars

There’s a scar between us
A thorn upon this rose
My skin will only weaken
The more I lose control

She has the mark of genius
So perfectly impure
A harlequin from Venus
Walking through my door

Sorry love

I’ve seen you in history books
I’ve seen you in the quiet looks
I’ve seen you in the firelight
I see you when I close my eyes
And when I see you between these lines
I breathe your name back to life
I see you suffer on your own
I see you and I want to take you home

She has the mark of sorrow
She suffers in my skin
My scars are hers to borrow
I’d give her anything

Sorry love

I’ve seen you in tenderness
I see you, my murderess
I see you when the lightning strikes
I see you when I close my eyes
And when I see you, like a blinding light
It’s when I need you, don’t give up this fight
I see you as they throw their stones
I see you and I want you for my own

Well there’s a place for us dreamers
You only have to choose to escape
Their hands are never gonna reach us
And I’m never gonna wake