Open Vein

Its raining so hard, dear
Teardrops from your eyes
Splatter onto my cheeks
You can't hold back now
(You can't hold back anymore)

Like in the summer when we
We traveled down the road
I saw you in the fall
On your own, by yourself
(Bloody footprints you left behind)

This scar upon my neck
So deep and dreadfully red
It takes the pain for you instead

This open vein it courses
My own dwindling life forces
I'd see my death so you could live

Everything changed colors
Everything fell away
But I saw in black and white
And it was mostly black
(Black as ice unbeknown)

Inside you burst open at every seam
Walls fall, foundations crack
And the oceans crash upon your head
But you're already dead, my love
(Already dead! And for so long)

This scar upon my neck
So deep and dreadfully red
It takes the pain for you instead

This open vein it courses
My own dwindling life forces
I'd see my death so you could live

I found composure in a bed of thorns
I feel right at home
But you won't sleep there
No, you won't sleep there with me
(You find no comfort in where you've been)

The nights drag on as I curse your memory
Aching begins when I think
How the needle sets you free
It sets you free indeed
(This is my greatest fear)

This scar upon my neck
So deep and dreadfully red
It takes the pain for you instead

This open vein it courses
My own dwindling life forces
I'd see my death so you could live