My Penance

Penance

You can’t have light without shadow forgiveness without sin
You have to lose your share of battles before you learn to win
Even when love is just a gentle breeze soothing scorching sands
My soul is open to your eyes and my heart beats in your hands

Ill watch you walk on water while Im stuck here on the shore
Waiting for a feathery embrace and whispers of nevermore
A fallen guardian angel reaching out for one last chance
Hoping for an outstretched hand and one more burning glance

I’ve been crucified by my own heart and soul, bleeding into the sand
My penance is your nails down my back not steel through my hands
While the wounds may be only skin deep they cut me to the bone
And no matter how much you hurt me its better than being alone

I can see your eyes are cold and empty but still your kisses burn
Knowing you’re going to break my heart, its a lesson I want to learn
So were crashing against each other with a gentle, loving rage
Fighting with my traitor heart to keep the beast in its cage

Bringing a little grey into this world of black and white
Writhing in a moment with no sense of wrong or right
I’ve looked through the windows that are baring your soul
I wonder if there’s any hope when mine is bought and sold

I’m just another sinner trying to play at being a saint
An angel standing on the ledge I’m starting to feel faint
Cause though the thorns cut deeply the rose is just as sweet
You’re fantasy made flesh and blood, my want, my need, my heat