The crimson red paint of my heart,
I took it out and drew a painting on the wall.
The judgements-laced to my body,
I shaped and tied them into a bow.
In the lips that trembled for your name,
I smeared some black lipstick on.
Ripped off that white dress,
Threw away your coat,
I put on my high heels,
Now I am dancing with my ego.

In light we are born
In darkness we return
Our souls leaving
Our families weeping
You're body's eternal sleeping

Never though there could be an ending
To such a beautiful beginning

You left us here
In total despair
Nothing could repair
Our hearts you held dear
You're souls ascension we fear
I should have held you near
No more fear

But you're happy now
Up in the clouds
You can look around
In the end happiness is bound
Heaven you found
While we're here on the ground
You made us very proud

I still want to scream and shout
We're here without
The soul that made our hearts pound
But it's okay
Because heaven you found
Happiness finally bound

Your soul finally got out
To the promised land
Our savior with you hand-in-hand
Even we do not quite understand
We can't fall into depression and get sad
Because someday we will meet again
May we meet again

With your mind put to ease
May your soul rest in peace

I look at my reflection
The sting of rejection
I let down
My protection

I let them in
They see my sin
They see my burning
How I was turning

Caring became scaring
They started boring and snoring till morning
Exploring ignoring
Fleeing feeling
Leaving meaning

They held their vanity
While I lost my sanity
Losing reality
I needed protections gravity

I found my beat
Brought the heat
My heart feat
Repeat

Don't let them near your body
The king you have to embody
I became weary
Making me a fiery
A deadly enemy
A heavenly symphony

Put on your protection
Fight their expectation
An explosion
Of ocean

You know the feeling
The sudden seeming
Soul on fire
Hearts desire

The sudden blast
No more past
Like you're the last
Don't go to fast

Souls illumination
Hearts illustration
Bloods intoxication
Minds revelation

Soul on fire
No need to hire
I'll walk the wire
I'll dance with fire

It's probably true
You see through hue
They'll turn their backs
Never looking back
You were never part of their pacts

When they degrade
Time to upgrade
Lesson received
Now the tables turned
We've all burned
Lesson learned
Page turned

Soul on fire
You walk the wire
While they all stare
Like you are rare

Soul on fire
No need for rest
Dancing in fire
I did my best

Dispatch your little statues
and express your heaps of praise
for the guns they raise

                                  Kelly McManus