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You paint a cross with lipstick red Where shirt-stays used to bit my neck. You whisper mercy by my head— “Be brave, don’t counterfeit.” I count the beats your pulse lets in— Ten small prayers on unholy skin. Holy sin— Let me in. Unholy skin— Say amen. We dance like saints on trembling knees, Floor-tom thunder, static breeze. You grip my fate with gloved intent; I take the blow and call it lent. Your breath is frankincense and gin; I kneel and say: begin. Holy sin— Let me in. Unholy skin— Say amen. Bridge: your ring leaves a crescent welt; I taste iron where the promise knelt. Holy sin— Let me in, Or brand me clean— I won’t pretend. Unholy skin— Say amen.
Instructional lyrics
[**Verse 1**] You paint a cross with lipstick red Right where my collar used to sit You whisper mercy by my head Then say be brave, don’t counterfeit [Pre rise, choir pad swell] [Pre tension, snare on 2/4] [Pre bloom pad] [**Pre-Chorus** ] I count the beats your pulse lets in Ten small prayers on unholy skin [**Chorus (A)** ] Holy sin Let me in [**Chorus (A’)** ] Unholy skin Say amen [**Verse 2**] We dance like saints with broken knees Floor tom thunder, flares of breeze You grip my fate with gloved intent I take the blow, I call it lent [Pre rise, choir pad swell] [Pre tension, snare on 2/4] [Pre bloom pad] [**Pre-Chorus** ] Your breath is frankincense and gin I’m on my knees, I say begin [**Chorus (A / A’)** ] Holy sin Let me in Unholy skin Say amen [**Bridge** ] Touch me, brand me Love me, damn me [**Final Chorus**] Holy sin Let me in Unholy skin Say amen
Song info
Dark dance‑floor post‑punk. Commonwealth noir lexicon (high street, pavement). Baritone lead with occasional falsetto response. Tempo 112 BPM, key E minor. Brooding bass, tom‑driven grooves, jangle shimmer, cathedral pad swells. Slapback + plate. Structure: Intro → Verse → Pre → Chorus A/A’ → Verse → Pre → Chorus → Bridge (drums+vox) → Final Chorus. Hook: “Holy sin / Unholy skin.” Mood: seductive menace.
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