Pyre Lyrics

I am a child of god my fingers move the earth and yet

I cannot scrub the dirt beneath my nails

I beg forgiveness for the sins not yet committed

I am guilty for the crime of wanting

Still I reach for something higher

Something purer than desire

My materials in pyre

It's the purest lick of fire

Oh Gloria you know the way my spirit writhes

You know the monsters in my mind

And how they rip right through the wanting

And how my chest collapses

And how the rhythm of my heart in rapture

Palpitates beyond, it's haunting

Still I reach for something higher

Something purer than desire

My materials in pyre

It's the purest lick of fire

Still I reach for something higher

Something purer than desire

My materials in pyre

It's the purest lick of fire

My materials in pyre

It's the purest lick of fire

You come to me in silence

You come when I am rioting

My body bloody bare and beating on your door

It is a martyrdom the kingdom that will never come

The pleasure of the flesh collapsed to dust under my tongue