Lyrics
Lyrics from our EP, Five Nocturnes, can be found here. All lyrics by Sarah Black unless otherwise indicated.
Broken Pretty Things
broken pretty things
here inside of me
pretty broken things
all that is left of me
give me wings to fly from here
this desolate reality
if I send this prayer to the night
who will intercede for me
broken pretty things
here inside of me
pretty broken things
all that is left of me
somewhere deep inside of me
you found what I had tried to hide
ripping free, it left with you
so I must try to close the wounds
broken pretty things
here inside of me
pretty broken things
all that is left of me
beautiful angel of mine
your kisses pollute me
I crave you more
your touch has destroyed my heart
now I beg for more of you
broken pretty things
here inside of me
pretty broken things
all that is left of me
The Sisters is a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. You can read it here.
Forever Embrace
A requiem for you my love
The only one who came to me
I see it now that you have gone
The perfect match we could have been
So sweet you were, a perfect rose
One petal soft for touching me
So quickly dried, the bloom to fade
You didn’t last for me to caress
A requiem for you my love
Shame and despair have my name at last
Touching forbidden depths of you
The heart I should have left alone
So quick I was, a broken thorn
My petals lost, they were stripped away
Dead flowers speak to broken hearts
They tell the darkness, forever embrace
A requiem for you my love
Once I was brave and I knew you too
Softly the changes speak to me
They tell me how I was your fool
Rapunzel
Rapunzel Rapunzel
let down your long hair
fine golden strands
braided thick and tight
you’ve kept yourself hidden
in that high, lonely tower
Rapunzel Rapunzel
but now the time is up
the reckoning has come
I’ll climb up the rope
that rips at your soul
you can cry all the tears you want
but now, it is too late
Rapunzel Rapunzel
we made a deal so long ago
did you think I would forget
did you think I wouldn’t collect
Rapunzel Rapunzel
I’m here for it
I’m here for you
you’re gonna lose tonight
so let down that hair
Rapunzel Rapunzel
I’ll rip it out strand by strand
as I climb up to you
did you think I would forget
did you think I wouldn’t collect
well now the time is up
the reckoning has come
I’ve kept you safe Rapunzel
but tonight your soul is mine
Insecurity
Crush all of the air out of my lungs
I just want to be pretty again
I don’t need to breathe
So lace it real tight
Tonight could be the only chance I have left
Little does it matter what I want or feel
Just once if it did there would be such bliss
Holding on so tight to the things I do have
Contentment is always slipping away
This insecurity is no longer working for me
I’m tired of feeling so alone around my loved ones
The air that I breathe is stale from too much use
Slipping and sliding in a mess of my own making
I need another shot of liquid courage
But this time I want something that will really last
My strength is always floating so quickly away
In the end I have nothing but more inadequacy
Crush all of the air out of my lungs
I just want to be pretty again
I don’t need to breathe
So lace it real tight
Tonight could be the only chance I have left