Souls for Sale

[Intro]
Whispers in the shadow, pain that I conceal
Blood and broken vows, wounds I always feel

[Verse 1]
Walking through the darkness, scars I've come to bear
Promises I harvest, leave hearts laced with despair
Every fleeting touch, a fragment of their soul
Filling up my hollow, making me whole

[Pre-Chorus]
Love is just a game I play, for my salvation's cost
Fading memories stay, in the shadows lost

[Chorus]
Collecting their pieces, in the night I dwell
Burning, bleeding, wishing I could tell
That I love them deeply, though it’s just a fleeting near
Leaving with their echoes, drown in their fear

[Verse 2]
Masks I wear each evening, hiding all my pain
Trying to forget, but the scars remain
A ghost among the living, torn between right and wrong
Caring just enough to keep me holding on

[Pre-Chorus]
Love is just a game I play, for my salvation's cost
Fading memories stay, in the shadows lost

[Chorus]
Collecting their pieces, in the night I dwell
Burning, bleeding, wishing I could tell
That I love them deeply, though it’s just a fleeting near
Leaving with their echoes, drown in their fear

[Bridge]
Oh, these fragments of love, they burn within my core
A cathedral of sorrow, I can't ignore
Longing for release, but forever I keep
Echoes of their love, haunting my sleep

[Instrumental: Guitar & Violin Solo]
(An expressive, haunting instrumental echoing the pain and fleeting love)

[Outro]
Maybe someday, I’ll find my own way
But tonight, I gather what they've left behind
In the dark, I stay, love's ghost in the night
Collecting pieces, escaping the light

Steampunk mechanic instruments distorted guitar, piano, cello, bagpipe, haunting male intense vocals, heavy bass, violin