The Fiery Angel of Desire - Sabbath Assembly

Am I worth it?

Pull the seam

I look myself in the eye and scream

The charges lead us forth into the night

We meet our demons, our allies in the fight

Slap my face.

Clench my fist

Bury my sorrow in false bliss

Even this war is not unlike a dream

There’s no protection — the enemy’s me

For sensual friction is largely fiction

And so is love, and so is love

I’ve known rivers as ancient as my shame

Older still than the blood in human veins

For love alone do you conspire

The Fiery Angel of Desire

But if love is meant to take me higher

Where is the sin in my pure desire?

Oh my blood purified, purified through pain

Strike again, I run, can’t clean my stain

Transfixed eyes belie the treasured prize

The Fiery Angel of Desire

Sensual friction is largely fiction

And so is love, and so is love

I’ve known oceans deep as my despair

Filled with terrors, creatures of nightmare

For love alone do you conspire

The Fiery Angel of Desire

I feel my soul encased in ice

Each time my heart breaks it lets out more light

I am here with you, I’m part of you

Love, change not, but live to the edge of doom

Transfixed eyes belie the treasured prize

The Fiery Angel of Desire