Schakal

I just want to live

A young angel steps in front of the temple
Under his wings sticks her saliva
Fresh blood drips from his eyelashes
He opens his hands and screams for more
I close my eyes and lick their flood
Decaying bodies lie on the steps
Love offerings brought by the sun

My kisses are also dried up
That I once gave out of love
Spread out on a rock
Crushed and laid low between the cliffs
Under burning fragments of my core
I sprinkle my tears into the embers
In my hands, their flowers wither
In my mouth, their saliva congeals

I tear my body out of the flood
The angel throws his wings into the embers
I spit out my sins
He opens his maw
I lick his wounds with my mouth
I have kissed her heart
Loved her flesh on the portal
Her tongue petrified at the foot of the monument
And her ashes scattered among the angels
I just want to live

I pray alone in the dark night
I ask of you,
give me strength,
let her sleep,
let her pray.
I ask of you,
I just want to live

I tear my body out of the flood
The angel throws his wings into the embers
I spit out my sins
He opens his maw
I lick his wounds with my mouth
I have kissed her heart
Loved her flesh on the portal
Her tongue petrified at the foot of the monument
And her ashes scattered among the angels
I just want to live

On these knees, I have lain
I called out to you with this mouth
I held out these hands to you pleadingly
I prayed in the dark night
I begged screaming with my last strength
Let them be silent
Let them sleep
Let me pray
I beg of you
I just want to live
I want to live