She gave him dynamite sweats and dry heaves of regret
He gave her brush burn thrills and incubus kills
But promise was a fruit that grew bitter on the vine
Cause neither one plucked it. Were they waiting for a sign?

Or did they know that love fails, but blood keeps the heart warm
Love fails, but blood keeps the heart warm
You see, a knife just wants to cut and a wound just wants to bleed
But a cut will scar with time and a knife has other needs

So be careful when you grind a blade or else you’ll lose the edge
Be careful of a spiteful darling for who could wind up dead
Because... love fails, but blood keeps the heart warm
Love fails, but blood keeps the heart warm

No one knows and no one cares
And no one sees the seed of despair
That grows in the heart when time drags on
And grows into something horrible
And all the worms in the earth beneath a fallen horse
Or the things that live in a rotting corpse
All the world (*)  that turns and fades and burns
Knows the law of love’s diminishing returns
But it ain't none of your business, it ain't your concern
Just the heart that dies, yeah, the heart that yearns

And that's the difference between patience and betrayal
That's the difference between patience and betrayal

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Music by Peter Gaffney, lyrics by Brian Grace-Duff and Peter Gaffney

Dane Eissler: Lead Vocals (in the role of Siegal’s corpse)
Peter Gaffney: Percussion
Sarah Larsen: Violin
Rachel Icenogle: Cello

Copyright 2013. All rights reserved.


06. Crooning the Slow Poison

The Last Plot in Revenge