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The Baptism (of Water, of Desire, and of Blood)

from Whispers by The Manichean

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lyrics

water...

if she's still waiting there for me with folded hands and rosaries,
i'll rest my head upon her knees and close my eyes to whispering.
"you'll live forever..."

if they're still pacing thru the stream for what seems miles and miles to me,
we'll drag those bodies to the beach and seek redemption from the deep.

"you'll live forever..."

desire...

time spent in paradise...
what a lonely motive sinking further.
besides, soon we'll be alright.
i will reach the surface, i will speak in cursive...

water...

if they're still waiting on the coast with razorblades and holy_ghosts,
i'll throw my body to the sea and let the waves envelop me.
"you'll live forever..."

and if i'm carried thru the past by some great flood that didn't last,
i'll laugh at all the in_between and take back all they took from me.

"you'll live forever..."

now there's just one last thing to say before the water has its way.
i've found redemption within me, i have found the light you'll never see...

blood...

"i am a messenger," it said.
"i am here to bring you back from the dead.
"i have taken you here to the edge of the abyss to reveal the story of how you have been tricked..."

it told me that *** was as real as the mist...

"it's in your hands, it's in your voice, it's in your stride...
"a pheonix suicide..."

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from Whispers, released April 2, 2010

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We are here to change you, to sway you and stain you with breathlessness and reverence. Our live performances are an affair of sweat and lust and limbs akimbo. The story we're telling is one of death and resurrection, love and insanity. We are a collective of revenants. We are The Manichean. ... more

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