Pavor Nocturnus

I was in love with death herself And death herself, she loved me back Before, it snowed cinder and ash Before, the sun only burned black Sex and drugs and heads that roll Her touch, a tactical attack And as the death knell bells were tolled Committed sins I can't take back I know it's only rock 'n' roll But tonight, it could take your life As death lays her kiss like snow A pale ghost on my pillow Mistress, deliver me One last elegy Innocence lost in decadence The blood trails up and down the aisles I thought I saw you in a dream I thought I saw you pray to god Black holes that made up her eyes Were where her armageddon starts Something inside of her had died Or at least it died in part The rapture flames could not ignite The cold wall between our hearts I know it's only rock 'n' roll But tonight, it could take your life As death lays her kiss like snow A pale ghost on my pillow Mistress, deliver me One last elegy Pavor nocturnus, pavor nocturnus Pavor nocturnus, pavor nocturnus Pavor nocturnus, pavor nocturnus Pavor nocturnus, pavor nocturnus Pavor nocturnus, pavor nocturnus Pavor nocturnus, pavor nocturnus Pavor nocturnus, pavor nocturnus Pavor nocturnus, pavor nocturnus The final curtain falls, our story is complete Further than forever, locked away inside a dream