Bitter Virtue

Living's so close to loving
I is the problem, O the solution
Join in circles, not easily broken
Only when open
My I is paper thin

Loving, you call it sinning
You stoned the women, it's tradition in tribe
Judging from where I'm sitting
You're greenly jealous, and as lonely as an I

A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
There's pleasure in your suffering (y'all say so)
A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
How can you sit on everything? (Y'all say so)
(Y'all say so)

Suppress your love, suppress desire
Compress a life 'til life expires
Hold your breath in pinched denial
Complexity

Live in awe, love your life
It's yours to live, regret forgive
Make more mistakes, regret forgive
Accept everything

A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
There's pleasure in your suffering
A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
How can you sit on everything? (Y'all say so)
(Y'all say so)

Serpents not all in Eden
Not all have poison
Tree of knowledge bitten
Heaven, no place for artists
Fucked up and human
We're not getting in

A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
There's pleasure in your suffering
A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
How can you sit on everything? (Y'all say so)
Y'all say so (y'all say so)
Y'all say so (y'all say so)

A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
There's pleasure in your suffering