Libitina - Painted Whiter Than White текст песни

You painted a picture of me so very white,
Pure as the treacherous ice that grew between us
And when I failed to live up to your zealous image,
The portrait you painted whiter than white,
A shade too pale for me, the brush slipped to reveal
A shade that was truly me.
You needed more than I could have ever been,
You took more from me than I had to give,
You wanted more than I could ever have been,
You left me less than I have ever been.
And the all that I gave you was never enough
To sate the possessiveness of your jealous soul,
Hailed as messiah, apotheosis beckoned,
But the sanctity of godhead didn't last long,
It turned to whipping-boy and then to pariah,
Led on by devotion to my slaughter.
You needed more than I could have ever been,
You took more from me than I had to give,
You wanted more than I could ever have been,
You left me less than I have ever been.
I gave you my love and kindness too
You took it all and more,
I'm down on my knees, but what can I do
Because I, I still love you.
An overbearing fear of imagined loss
Blinded you to the nature of my faithful soul,
You offered no life beyond your watchful gaze,
Love was crushed as the walls closed in
And joy died with identical days
Confined in the prison of your own making.
You needed more than I could have ever been,
You took more from me than I had to give,
You wanted more than I could ever have been,
You left me less than I have ever been.