All The Pretty Corpses

Schoolyard Heroes

All the pretty corpses they will sing to you in praise. Screaming out atrocities in keys that have no name.

Darling won't you touch me as these knives grow from my tongue? Sink and place into the hearts of everyone you love.

I hope you hurt so badly baby...

Red flames caress your skin, we'll die so slowly. My dear will burn tonight.

All the rotting harlots, they will memorize your name. Skin peeled back revealing that the faces are the same.

Darling turn me inside out, destroy me just for fun. Curse my generations dear, together we shall burn.

I hope you hurt so badly baby....

Red flames caress your skin, we'll die so slowly. My dear will burn tonight.

All the pretty corpses, they sing to you with words of praise. All the rotting harlots the girls who memorized your name.

That skin, those eyes... How fast her heart was beating... Her hands on mine, tear my heart that's beating...

Your wretched lies... Do you hear them screaming?

All the pretty corpses wear the death mask of the damned. Where each others victims kneel before me once again.

I hope you hurt so badly baby...

Red flames caress your skin, we'll die so slowly. My dear will burn tonight.


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    this band is so muderous. i love it.

    this song means. death.

    deadchickenclanon May 26, 2008   Link

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