a portrait of the artist

i watched as the black sky parted back, through fields of tar and thread, a tourniquet of lace and dialect, our ceremony, i fall as the comfort rushes in, no terrifying dreams, i'll shed my skin for you, have i broken my addiction dead inside, have i broken my addiction dead inside, a picture of my genocide, paralyze the light fell from your eyes, my hope is faded grey, our wickedness we share, this ceremony, i watched as the antique sky turned black, through fields of heroin, i'll shed my skin for you, have i broken my addiction dead inside, have i broken my addiction dead inside, a portrait of my genocide, a portrait of the artist, a portrait of a young man, to sing this song in silence is grand, my addiction, dead inside, broken, genocide