Burning Effigies

Dreamt I was second-best
Just a passing interest
A waste of true affection
A face of pure complexion
Under a pseudonym
I dream of you again
Two different types of dust
Trapped inside a ticking clock
Karma will kill us all
Our charm is wearing off
Our God's a made up fraud
Our skies are full of scars
And they'll be there until you're gone

My burning effigy
Black smoke in mid-November
We burn in empathy
Until we turn to ember

In my dreams anxieties arise in me
And pave the way for a truth denier in true denial

With patience wearing thin
I got myself arrested
Our wasted hours spent
Corrupt and disaffected

In my dreams anxieties arise in me
And pave the way for a truth denier

The truth divides us all
It's like I'm made out of stone
I reside in the broken memories
That made you old

When there was nothing left
I heard you screaming murder
We killed an honest man
Just to remove a burden

In my dreams anxieties arise in me
And pave the way for a truth denier

The truth divides us all
It's like I'm made out of stone
I reside in the broken memories
That made you old

I've been trying so long
Just to belong

Under a pseudonym
I dream of you again
Two different types of dust
Trapped inside a ticking clock
Karma will kill us all
Our charm is wearing off
Our God's a made up fraud
Our skies are full of scars
And they'll be there until you're gone