Vacant Vessel

Tonight we ride beneath tendrils of stars
Tonight we ride in silence
We’ve come to the realization that we must
Recur to violence

To my one true love, I bit farewell. She gives me one last kiss
She looks into my eyes and tries to find a man down in the abyss

Everything must come to pass
Everything must burn
My life, my world, my baby girl
No longer my concern

I feel the chill of the summer moon. I answer the call of the sea
The smell of jasmine floats on the wind ominously

Sharpen the blades. Fill up the flask
Tonight we drink to the Heavens
For with the new day come the horrors of Hell
No future, no past, only present

A lock of her hair to remind me of her soft-spoken grace
Reminds me of my callous hand caressing her beautiful face

A murder of crows announces at dawn
Death is surely at hand
The haunting Black Freighter whispers
Her song to the souls of the damned

I’m saturated with the scent of the ocean again
It’s in my clothes. It’s in my bones. The salt water cures my skin

Tonight we ride beneath tendrils of stars
Tonight we ride in silence
We’ve come to the realization that we must
Recur to violence

To my one true love, I bit farewell. She gives me one last kiss
She looks into my eyes and tries to find a man down in the abyss