You want me in the peripheral So I won't get caught in your eye Is this illusion optical Or arterial You are a dark vessel A swinging pendulum At night my heart is a quick drum You tell me it's still beating Here in the dark Kiss my birthmarks Forgive my human faults I know what you're made of Your darkness feels like love A deep cut with salt A deep cut with salt I felt I was calling the devil A wolf herding sheep You're here with me In this waking sleep Here in the dark Kiss my birthmarks Forgive my human faults I know what you're made of Your darkness feels like love A deep cut with salt A deep cut with salt