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SUTURE SELF. I am not wounded, I am a wound – bleeding out every day from the womb to the tomb. I used to cross myself with silvered cuts; I bear the scars to this day from her thoughtless touch. That vermilion liquor must have clouded my mind… like Bathory, she grew more beautiful by the pint. Blind drunk and bled dry, I collapsed in a ditch. “Suture self,” she said, and threw me a stitch. I know the bloodthirsty needs in the hearts of all lovers – so romantic, the way we feed on each other. I know a wound will become a scar, but scars last forever – older, wiser, but always feeling what we had together… I borrow from tomorrow to burn bright tonight – and why not? All meat machines must wind down and die. She demands donations and I’m keen to transfuse, but she taps my veins so much, I’m a walking bruise. Her teeth in my neck as I reach for the stake. To be free is sometimes the hardest choice to make. Salty blood stinging as I open the cut – “Suture self,” she cries, and I sew it shut. I know the bloodthirsty needs in the hearts of all lovers – so romantic, the way we feed on each other. I know a wound will become a scar, and scars last forever – older, wiser, but always feeling what we had together… Euphoria, so fleeting – the little deaths we chase. Intoxicating memory, so crystal – the sex, the skin, the things that bring the blood… How quickly scarlet can become a scar – it’s over now, amber’s calling me from the bar. The blood on my hands has dried but won’t wash away… and now I can’t tell who was feeding and who was the prey. I know the bloodthirsty needs in the hearts of all lovers – so romantic, the way we feed on each other. I know a wound will become a scar, and scars last forever – older, wiser, but always feeling what we had together… a phantom limb that’s better severed, to remain beautiful forever…

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from Crimson Deluxe, released October 16, 2008
Matthew R. Davis: vocals, bass, additional rhythm & outro guitars.
Tom Kilsby: drums, additional rhythm guitars.
Owen Gillett: keyboards, vocals.
Paul Hutchinson: guitars.
Korallinne Chandler: backing vocals.

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