Into the Abattoir

The pavement scorched my naked feet But I didn't dare to slow No I was on the run, who knew what from Or even where it was I'd go Well you said that we'd last for a thousand years But love you didn't even try Your promises fade like November rains Into the holy abattoir we call the sky Like the hot-blooded bleeding heart I am I wish that you would make amends But inside I know that you didn't ask for the life You were sent So you'll slither and hide but you won't know why 'Til you're scared to even make a sound Taking solace in the drink and then pour down the sink All the anxious doubt that you've drowned And I wish that I could lend you a helping hand But you know how much that hurts So for the father and the boy, who your pain they enjoy I wish them nothing but the absolute worst Like the hot-blooded bleeding heart I am I wish that you would make amends But inside I know that you didn't ask for the life You were sent