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Fire
04:12
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you bruise me
and i take the pain with joy,
pressing on my skin to feel the soreness
feel you again
in the hollow of my collarbone
the crook of your arm rests;
i feel your weight even when you are away
where you gripped me, fingers tightening,
you leave your love as purple and red islands
in the sea of my body
little shards of pleasure become pain
that i savor with the remnants of the taste of your skin,
the taste of your limb
my neck, my back, my arms, my lips
give way to our desire
you're setting me on fire
volcano's erupting in my soul -
Vesuvius got nothing on me
villages are burning
the top blows off
i'm sure there's no time left
it's too late to give warning
lying here besides you, buried in ashes
thousands of years will go by before they find us
here in the darkness
they'll put our bodies on display,
just as an emblem - just to say:
even pleasure ends in pain
with one breath left, there's nothing i can say
the world for us is ending
bruises remain
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Flood
04:52
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currents well from the deepest ocean
water warms below the ice
and i, too, find i am melting in the night
waking up in a pool each morning
rivers running from my eyes,
i think it's time you run for your life
'cause my love is dangerous
my love is dangerous
oh my glacier, you're so cruel
could you maybe melt a little too?
oh my heart, i know that i'm a fool
i just can't help the way i feel for you
the way i feel for you,
oh i'd drown the world for you
when the water fills every hole
and the mountains are swallowed,
then you'll know my love
how long do you think we can hold?
at the end of the world, you and i will stand alone
all the others drown
a love to end the world, is ours
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