Blanche Monnier

I rest in the arms of your holy kingdom
Entrapped myself in your endless system
The heart of Man is bound by his wisdom
Solitude seeks comfort, but will only be his victim

I am covered in fire in a burning room
With no one around to witness the flames
I thought I saw you there, but it was just a ghost
Of when you first left home 700 years ago

Confined in your grand halls, gilded with bones
Leaves me brittle, unable to atone
The flames are the first light my eyes have drawn
Now lay my bones in your altar of stone

My skin drapes the walls of your hallowed home
My eyes are quenched in the blood your light has shown
My heart is yours to feast on, and yours alone
My soul finds release when your scythe begins to sow

I can see, I can see those who claim to "love" now
You will know, you will know, no longer disavow
The bonds that tie us are long gone
Only malice binds us now

Lord, forgive me if I have sinned
But this I ask of you, though it hurts me
Snuff his name out of the wind
This, you must do
It may seem too late, or too harsh
But I am through with this, oh, hear my plea
Avenge my name and mine alone
Help me stay true
You understand? This, I must do