Salem

I never thought I’d see betrayal personal and up close

I never thought I’d bear the brunt of scrutiny in my home

I never thought I’d need a place to hide away from your ghost

I never thought I’d care enough to lose a piece of my soul

But a meteor in the sky revealed the truth to me

We share the pedestal of shame

But I bear the mark upon me

Constant hysteria in my lucid dreams

Into the past beneath the gaze

Of infernal eyes

I know my pride can't hide these red lines

I know I can't hate the symbol they create

Your ghost lives by my bedside

I know I can't take the cold of Salem nights

The cold of Salem nights

I never thought a pearl would grow from rivers that run with blood

I never thought I'd be defined by sins that I can't outrun

I never thought the world would know the horrible things I've done

I never thought I'd see the sign of treachery worn by one

But a meteor in the sky revealed the truth to me

We share the pedestal of shame

But I bear the mark upon me

Constant hysteria in my lucid dreams

Into the past beneath the gaze

Of infernal eyes

I know my pride can't hide these red lines

I know I can't hate the symbol they create

Your ghost lives by my bedside

I know I can't take the cold of Salem nights

The cold of Salem nights

It's smoldering inside

My sense of pride

Their burning eyes upon me left it

A scarlet sign

To spend my life

Beneath the weight of pure resentment

No place to hide

I'd rather die