The Heretic (Woe is Me)

[Intro]
(T-T-T-T-The Huntress watches)
*Wolf howls*

[Verse 1]
Like mother, like daughter
The apple fell quite near
And while there's truth in the scars
A dire fable is writ in the stars
In the shroud of my ecstasy
I saw the vultures circling
"Aren't you lonely?", they whispered
"You could use the company"
And it all just happened so fast
And I know I wasn't the last
It's a tale as old as time
But couldn't I have been stronger?

[Chorus]
As the heretic
As the parasite
Strip me down, down, down to my sins
Every inch of pain
Is the half of it
Every hope is forged in the din
Is it cashmere?
Or is it bankrupt? (Fuck!)
Is it all the same in the dark?
At the brick house
Tear it all down (Break!)
Pull the curtains to the side
See the marks

[Interlude]
(The music never stops)

[Verse 2]
Am I real? Can this be?
Oh lord, it won't make sense to me
I don't recognize her
Am I so free?
Am I worth the pity?
Could someone still love me?
And it comes in flashes
Echoes dulling in a white light
The apostate burial
As the cavalcade proceeds
The rites are spoken
A funeral for the ego

[Breakdown]
Well, woe is me, I can't deny
Oh, selfish is the heart that shrouds my mind
Well, woe is me, my sinful life
Oh, heretic concealed by light

[Chorus]
As the heretic
As the parasite
Strip me down, down, down to my sins
Every inch of pain
Is the half of it
Every hope is forged in the din
Is it cashmere?
Or is it bankrupt? (Fuck!)
Is it all the same in the dark?
At the brick house
Tear it all down (Break!)
Pull the curtains to the side
See the marks