Set me up with the bells in the tower And beat them hour after hour Do the bonds that seal your lips Intone the penance as you slip
Into another night of bleeding flowers? And in that final sinful moment Were you just seeking love's pretender?
Does loss of loss become the gain? Empires stagger on words profane The voice of blood cries out exaltation!
Take this halo and bury it deep Take this head and put it to sleep Take this breast and bone to keep Take this sword and leap
Burn body burn and throw it away With the ashes of some forgotten saint With some forgotten martyr sweet believer Take me take me and sleep Take me keep some Do not weep