MORTAL

I built cathedrals out of matchstick bones,

Prayed to the silence when God was gone.

Every halo I wore turned to rust,

Every promise of love turned to dust.

Don’t call me holy, don’t call me pure,

The flesh is weak but the ache’s still sure.

I’m mortal too—

I bleed just like you.

I’m human, baby, you’ve forgotten,

Now the air between us stinks, it’s rotten.

Mortal, mortal—

Say it true:

I’m mortal, and I’m nothing to you.

You crowned me holy but I cracked the frame,

Love’s just a weapon when you call it a game.

Every vow’s a shadow, every kiss a scar,

You wanted forever—do you know who we are?

Don’t call me savior, don’t call me divine,

I’m a ghost in the mirror, a blade in the spine.

I’m mortal too—

I bleed just like you.

I’m human, baby, you’ve forgotten,

Now the air between us reeks, it’s rotten.

Mortal, mortal—

Say it true:

I’m mortal, and I’m nothing to you.

Carve my name in cathedral glass,

Watch me shatter when the light won’t pass.

Kiss the cracks where the truth bleeds through,

If I’m broken, I’m broken for you.

I’m mortal too—

I bleed just like you!

I’m human, baby, you’ve forgotten,

Now the air between us stinks, it’s rotten!

Mortal, mortal—

Poison proof:

I’m mortal, and I’m nothing to you.

Mortal… mortal…

I’m mortal too.