beautiful things - nine

[effervescentjoy]

"White Gown" by Wolfstone

You can burn me if you want
to but I won't feel a flame
You can taunt me with your words
but I won't feel ashamed
You can burn your crosses down
until the morning light
You can burn out my brown eyes
but I won't lose my sight

You can cast at me the first stone,
I'll cast it to the floor
You can try to clip my wings,
over mountains I will soar
You can wear your white satin
robes and I will wear my pride
And to hold me back you might
as well hold back the morning tide

You can offer me resistance,
I will offer you my hand
For a man who has lost his soul
is like the drifting sand
You can strike me if you want to,
I won't cause you any pain
For as long as you don't carry
scars I won't carry blame

You can burn me if you want
to but I won't feel a flame
You can taunt me with your
words but I won't feel ashamed
You can think of me as running
scared but run it from your mind
I'll stand and look you in the
eye until the end of time