A Rose Upon the Dagger (official audio)

A Rose Upon the Dagger In an empty room devoid of light I hear your heartbeat echo through the night Not like a dove soaring free and high But like a prey beneath a shadowed sky ​The touch of your fingers leaves a trail of ash Burning my skin, a sweet and painful lash Yet strangely, within this torment deep I find the safest sanctuary to keep ​ The venom you breathe tastes so sweet Caressing my cheek as our sorrows meet The deeper we drown in this abyss The more beautiful the darkness is ​ You are a rose upon a dagger's blade The tighter I hold, the more I am swayed This love is poison, yet I drink every drop Between the petals and the sharp cut's stop If loving you means shattering to dust Let our history bury what it must Locked in an embrace that will never rust ​ Your steps are a shadow lurking near Binding my soul with chains unseen but clear They call this devotion a descent to madness To us, it’s loyalty wrapped in sadness ​Your gaze is a chasm, silent and deep Pulling me down where the shadows sleep No exit in sight, no regret to claim Just you and I in an eternal flame ​ Let the world judge our sins from afar They don't know how beautiful the fires are If I must bleed just to keep you whole I’d offer every drop of my soul For without you, even the light turns cold ​ You are a rose upon a dagger's blade The tighter I hold, the more I am swayed This love is poison, yet I drink every drop Between the petals and the sharp cut's stop If loving you means shattering to dust Let our history bury what it must Locked in an embrace that will never rust ​ Whisper my name... in your final breath... In the deep dark... We are eternal... Broken... yet together.