At least I tried I offer every morsel of myself For you to consume And once my flesh is no longer I give you bits of my soul On a plate for eating I watch as you sprinkle them on your tongue for a taste And vomit them onto the pavement ♪ And when everything that I once was Disappears into a haze of dust ♪ And fingernail clippings Picked scabs and cracked lips At least I tried You wonder why I am gone A shadow of transcendence A silhouette of what could have been A forgotten puddle after After a funeral rain A lover of the moon Mourner of the stars Loather of self And from my ashes Hatred blooms With silvery petals And wilted leaves Hatred blooms With silvery petals And wilted leaves Beautiful and tragic