Hey Miss Murder, can I
Hey Miss Murder, can I
Make beauty stay if I
Take my life?

With just a look they shook
And heavens bowed before him
Simply a look can break your heart

The stars that pierce the sky
He left them all behind
We're left to wonder why
He left us all behind

Hey Miss Murder, can I
Hey Miss Murder, can I
Make beauty stay if I
Take my life?

Dreams of his crash won't pass
Oh, how they all adored him
Beauty will last when spiraled down

The stars that mystify
He left them all behind
And how his children cry
He left us all behind

Hey Miss Murder, can I
Hey Miss Murder, can I
Make beauty stay if I
Take my life?

What's the hook, the twist, within this verbose mystery?
I would gladly bet my life upon it
That the ghost you love, your ray of light will fizzle out
Without hope
We're the empty set, just flowing through, wrapped in skin
Ever-searching for what we were promised
Reaching for that golden ring we'd never let go
But who would ever let us put our filthy hands upon it?

Hey Miss Murder, can I
Hey Miss Murder, can I
Make beauty stay if I
Take my life?

Hey Miss Murder, can I
Hey Miss Murder, can I
Make beauty stay if I
Take my life?


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    I actually really hate this song... I love AFI for their unique sound, but this songis just so typical. It could have been done by any other band. Where's the passion? Where's the emotion? Where's the beautiful, haunting poetry in the lyrics? It sounds so overproduced.

    I hope the other sons on Decemberunderground are less.. . comercial than this one. >_

    Telephonneon April 19, 2006   Link

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