"Smile While We Fade"

Will you still love me when the lights burn out?

When the gold turns dust, and my name's worn out?

I danced in diamonds, kissed like sin

But the stars don't shine where the end begins

I'm a fire in velvet, a ghost in a gown

If I fall from grace, will you still come around?

Let me die with a smile, let the roses bloom red

If beauty fades, I'll wear it till the end

You loved me young, you loved me wild

So kiss me slow while we’re in denial

Heaven is for hearts that never broke

But mine’s been cracked from every vow you spoke

I wore your love like a crown of thorns

I was your queen, now I mourn

And I prayed to gods that never replied

Would you love me still, if I don’t survive?

Let me die with a smile, let the thunder roll on

I’ll be the echo in your favorite song

You loved me young, you loved me wild

So hold my hand, just for a while

They told me youth was made to burn

But no one warned me love don’t return

If I’m a ghost, let me haunt in grace

With ruby lips and a porcelain face

Let me die with a smile, like I lived in a dream

With lipstick smudged and a silent scream

You loved me young, you loved me wild

So bury me deep… with your denial