The martyr Lyrics by Cursive

The martyr Lyrics

    and so it's begun
    this is year one
    the birth of a child in the form of a man
    wrapped in a towel
    passed out on the floor
    these drunken hours - graces deflowered
    cast downby an angel
    she used to kiss his weeping eyes
    depressed in her bosom
    tears roll off her nipple

    sweetie, don't cry...
    your tears are only alibis
    to prove you still feel -
    you only feel sorry for yourself
    well, get on that cross,
    that's all you're good for

    and thusly it ends
    depression seeps in on a lonely messiah
    now he drinks with the lepers
    losing a limb
    his better half
    a glass once half full
    a head hung half-mast
    he claims he's the victim
    strangled by the nine-to-five
    and a pattern of stillness
    that haunted this still life

    your tears are only alibis
    to prove you still feel -
    youonly feel sorry for yourself
    and that's how you thrive,
    your sorrow's your goldmine
    so write some sad song about me
    screaming your agonies, playing the saint

    the martyr

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