precarious mother figure
will carry a silent tongue
show only the child-bearer
take only a tyrant's love
oh take our corroded heart

oh tear our spirit apart

a dowry in gold and silver
a lover in sheets and blood
see only the shelter-giver
feel only a potent numb
oh take our corroded heart

oh tear our spirit apart

notorious fault-forgiver
shed only the tears in dark
bare ever the coldest shiver
brave only the darkest marks
oh take our corroded heart

oh tear our spirit apart