Crimson Veil

[Verse 1]
Holy water burns my throat
While choir voices rise and float
I remember when I prayed
Before this curse of blood was made

[Pre-Chorus]
Each heartbeat calls like a bell
Drowning me deeper in this hell

[Chorus]
Beneath this crimson veil I hide
The monster and the bride
Drinking deep from willing veins
Timeless hunger, my greed remains

[Verse 2]
Lovers come with roses red
Leave as pale as morning dead
I collect their final sighs
Like rubies from their dying eyes

Once I walked in summer sun
Now I hunt when day is done
Trading daylight for the night
Where shadows grant me second sight

[Pre-Chorus]
The moon becomes my only crown
As another sun goes down

[Chorus]
Beneath this crimson veil I hide
The monster and the bride
Drinking deep from willing veins
Timeless hunger, my greed remains

[Bridge]
Sometimes I dream of morning light
Of walking pure and walking right
But like my skin without rust
Yet dawn would turn me into dust

[Outro]
Ring the bells at eventide
For the girl who lived and died
Now she wears a crimson veil
And tells a different tale