Scarlet to Snow
Scarlet Redemption: Embracing the Night's Guilt
Lyrics
I am a creature of the night
I identify as a creature active during the night.
How are you this eve
How are you this evening?
This is what I am and what I'll always be
Expressing acceptance of one's inherent nature.
I will have you know I'll take you if I please
Asserting the ability to take what is desired.
So if you would just sit down
Requesting the listener to sit down.
And I beg you not to scream
Begging not to scream, possibly to avoid attention.
On this fairest night I only wish to speak
Expressing a desire to communicate on this beautiful night.
Shall I describe for you now the monster that you see
Offering to describe the perceived monstrous self.
Life taker, blood drinker, animal
Describing oneself as a life taker, blood drinker, and animal.
Condemned till the end and hell takes me home
Acknowledging condemnation until the end.
Oh, if only
Expressing a desire for a hypothetical change.
You could turn my sins scarlet to snow
Wishing for the transformation of sins into purity.
And finally from my guilt I will be free
Anticipating freedom from guilt through this transformation.
The blood lust
Referencing a recurring blood lust.
Calling me again
The urge to kill reappears.
You need not fear for your life
Assuring the listener need not fear for their life.
It's the killer, thieves, and the evil ones
Specifying the targets for the night: killers, thieves, and evil ones.
They will quench my thirst tonight
Expressing the intention to satisfy a thirst with these targets.
Death seems to be my life
Describing life as intertwined with death.
If one could call it that
Contemplating existence as a ravenous cycle.
A ravenous cycle that never ends
Highlighting a continuous, insatiable cycle.
And a guilt that never dies
Expressing enduring guilt.
To be rid of all
Desiring to be free from all burdens.
And fade into oblivion
Expressing a desire to fade into oblivion.
Is it my vanity
Questioning whether actions stem from vanity or sincerity.
Or sincerity
Questioning the sincerity that seeks atonement.
That begs to atone
Pondering the need for redemption.
Whatever it is
Reflecting on an undefined quality.
Who could forgive
Pondering who could forgive.
Now I must bring this to a close
Deciding to conclude the communication.
With your kind I rarely get a chance to speak
Expressing gratitude and bidding farewell after a pleasant evening.
So I'll leave you now and thank you for a lovely eve
Leaving with a question about the listener's belief in the shared dialogue.
In your heart do you believe what I have said is true
Prompting introspection about the truth of the speaker's words.
In this savage garden I'll be back for you
Declaring an intention to return in this savage garden.
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