Lover

In the cool morning light, my eyes reflect the sun
And the wind shifts and turns all about my withered form
In my flesh, a fire burns, a bright candle in my heart
And my white robes billow in the sky

My tongue tastes of ash, ashes from a sacred fire
Cold feet bathed in a biting, silver spring
Tender breasts of gold shimmer in the emptiness
Marble eyes staring blankly just ahead of the hillocks

Hands of stone upon the tomb lift the doors of living hell
Better to be part of the earth than the sky
Withered flesh 'neath flaking copper, bristling at your silent touch
Light a candle for my lover, burning bright

A simple shift of gentle blackness cloaks the night
Alabaster souls floating by your side
Lovers never should depart when their years are years apart
Light a candle for my lover, burning bright

Open lips like jagged scales, bent and twisted by false coin
Let the heavens pour their torrents upon my shoulders
And I see them pinch your smile, closed your eyes for ever while
Light a candle for my lover, burning bright, may they die

Glowing discus toss yourself from soft treetops to the ground
Go deep down, escape this hell deep in the sky
Never embitter, my heart, love the world, never part
Light a candle for my lover burning bright