Quick (Then Slow) Beats of the Heart Lyrics


I’ve this pain in my chest, a dark fucking poison from an uninvited guest. Going into cardiac arrest! Keeping my cool, a true test. Let’s be honest here, by now you know I’m a mess. Is this a curse? My demise couldn’t be worse. When the master did disperse, I’m reminded of verse: “He leads me beside the still waters”. Hard pill to swallow when faced with this slaughter… where are the “still waters”? This pain in my chest, it’s cardiac arrest. Survival, a true test. Oh, what did I ingest? Let’s be honest here, by now you know I’m a mess. What was my crime, punishable by this? Taken down in my prime, by a poisoned kiss… by a poisoned kiss. Now my heartbeat is starting to slow, time to meet my maker from this deathblow. Light now dimming from the candle’s glow. My grimace less likely to show… oh no. Why this brutal test and what the hell did I ingest?!?! Is this a dream? Not a dream! A voodoo scheme? You could call it that! A bit extreme? Yes, for sure! “The end then!”, I scream. Go ahead, scream! Okay, this is my last breath. My last exhale into my death. Your last breath bridged to your death. I’m closing my eyes for the last time… or, is it?!?!