Kill Me

She walks with me in darkness
And never gives her name.
I know she isn’t human
But I love her just the same.

You’ll always be the madness I adore
Kill me like you did the night before.

Her nails are painted daggers
Carving patterns on my skin
I know she’ll strip the fear from me
And tear away the sin.

Tie me to your bed and lock the door –
And kill me like you did the night before.

I wonder who’s that screaming?
Are those bloodstains on the wall?
I hear my lover’s laughter
As she drags me through the hall.

Bury me beneath the basement floor –
Kill me like you did the night before.

I’m feeding worms and spiders
The weeds all overgrown
Then the wall of sleep comes crashing down
And I find myself alone.

How could you just leave me wanting more?
Kill me like you did the night before?
Won’t you kill me like you did the night before?

9/22-25/8 copyright Jeremy David Kaufman, slumberbird music