Libitina Painted Whiter Than White

You painted a picture of me so very white



Pure as the treacherous ice that grew between us



And when I failed to live up to your zealous image



The portrait you painted whiter than white



A shade too pale for me



The brush slipped to reveal



A shade that was truly me







You needed more than I could have ever been



You took more from me than I had to give



You wanted more than I could ever have been



You left me less than I have ever been







And the all that I gave you was never enough



To sate the possessiveness of your jealous soul



Hailed as messiah



Apotheosis beckoned



But the sanctity of godhead didnt last long



It turned to whipping-boy and then to pariah



Led on by devotion to my slaughter







You needed more than I could have ever been



You took more from me than I had to give



You wanted more than I could ever have been



You left me less than I have ever been







I gave you my love and kindness too



You took it all and more



Im down on my knees



But what can I do?



Because I still love you







An overbearing fear of imagined loss



Blinded you to the nature of my faithful soul



You offered no life beyond your watchful gaze



Love was crushed as the walls closed in



And joy died with identical days



Confined in the prison of your own making
[ Painted Whiter Than White Lyrics ]