In Lieu of Flowers

In lieu of flowers we grow Death as a peace of mind, I hold these dreams on my own Let it run away, the serpent's on my fucking back Spit the venom into my heart to bring the doom back At curtain call tonight I search for the exit light Like night after night, oh, will we ever survive? The fucked up fire in me needs you, the light in me The valentine in me wants you to reign with me That little bite on me wants you so dire with In lieu of flowers I can send myself With the bloom of the flowers you can send me away As above, so below Devotion and hope keep me crawling back to you Was it triggered right along when we were young? I refused to see but the light of the sun Might've pulled a card from a pack that's full of broken hearts Might've tried too hard, no Did I ever let you know? This fucked up mind in me needs your sunlight within In lieu of flowers I can send myself With the bloom of the flowers you can send me away As above, so below Devotion and hope keep me crawling back to you In lieu of flowers I can send myself With the bloom of the flowers you can send me away As above, so below Never let go 'cause your world holds the bloom of me Love as the death of me Love has the death of me on hold And in lieu of these flowers If I, if I just let you go I can send myself With the bloom of the flowers you can send me away As above, so below Devotion and hope keep me crawling back to you In lieu of flowers I can send myself With the bloom of the flowers you can send me away As above, so below Never let go 'Cause your world holds the bloom of me

Submitted by Finntroll — Nov 09, 2025