Am I worth it? Pull the seam
I look myself in the eye and scream
The charges lead us forth into the night
We meet our demons, our allies in the fight

Slap my face, clench my fist
Bury my sorrow in false bliss
Even this war is not unlike a dream
There’s no protection the enemy’s me

For sensual friction is largely fiction
And so is love, and so is love
I’ve known rivers as ancient as my shame
Older still than the blood in human veins

For love alone do you conspire
The fiery angel of desire

But if love is meant to take me higher
Where is the sin in my pure desire?

Oh my blood purified, purified through pain
Strike again, I run, can’t clean my stain
Transfixed eyes belie the treasured prize
The fiery angel of desire

Sensual friction is largely fiction
And so is love, and so is love
I’ve known oceans deep as my despair
Filled with terrors, creatures of nightmare

For love alone do you conspire
The fiery angel of desire

I feel my soul encased in ice
Each time my heart breaks it lets out more light

I am here with you, I’m part of you
Love, change not, but live to the edge of doom
Transfixed eyes belie the treasured prize
The fiery angel of desire