In Lieu of Flowers

In lieu of flowers, we grow death as a peace of mind

I hold these dreams on my own

Let it run away, the serpent's on my fucking back

Spit the venom into my heart to bring the doom back

At curtain call tonight, I search for the exit light

Like night after night, oh, will we ever survive?

The fucked up fire in me, needs you, the light in me

The valentine in me, wants you to reign with me

That little bite on me, wants you so dire with

In lieu of flowers, I can send myself

With the bloom of the flowers, you can send me away

As above, so below

Devotion and hope keep me crawling back to you

Was it triggered right along when we were young?

I refused to see, but the light of the sun

Might've pulled a card from a pack that's full of broken hearts

Might've tried too hard, no

Did I ever let you know?

This fucked up mind in me, needs your sunlight within

In lieu of flowers, I can send myself

With the bloom of the flowers, you can send me away

As above, so below

Devotion and hope keep me crawling back to you

In lieu of flowers, I can send myself

With the bloom of the flowers, you can send me away

As above, so below

Never let go 'cause your world holds the bloom of me

Love as the death of me

Love has the death of me on hold

And in lieu of these flowers

If I, if I just let you go

I can send myself

With the bloom of the flowers, you can send me away

As above, so below, devotion and hope

Keep me crawling back to you

In lieu of flowers, I can send myself

With the bloom of the flowers, you can send me away

As above, so below, never let go

'Cause your world holds the bloom of me