You brought out the worst in me You cut me open and made me bleed My blood like thick black tar My wounds jagged and ugly
Every single thing that's ever been wrong with me Was laid out on my skin for all to see Now I look like a *****, a demon from hell Every time someone casts their gaze on me Their bodies shudder, their eyes dart away
But not you - no You've seen much worse, you didn't even blink Instead you stared right through me And somehow saw the beauty in my disease
At first I hissed and screeched Who are you to think you know me? You put a mirror to my battered face I threw it down and watched it shatter at your feet
Somewhere in the scattered shards I caught a glimpse of truth I hadn't lost all my beauty yet, there's something to be said for that
I didn't know it before, But that's all I needed to heal Now there's room for the light to come in And soon I'll be full of flowers
I fell in love all over again With the faint freckles on your nose and the soft lavender under your eyes. Every minuscule feature enchanted me as I watched your body gently rise and fall with every breath, like the tide. I saw the blood pump through your veins and felt your heart beat slightly out of time. The heart that keeps you - and incidentally me - alive.
You told me I had a heart of gold And I thought you were King Midas himself. It turns out all you touch turns to ****, And your heart is nothing but pyrite. I guess that makes me the fool.