Pariah | Muse

They all want to touch me

But I want you to touch me

Do you understand?

Dig deep and embrace the deepest most secret sides of me

and caress the scars that have formed there 

Love on me 

With lips that aim to please within the crevices of every sorrow I have ever cornered;

That I’ve tried to hide 

Feel the rhythmic beat of the blood in my veins 

and know that you’ve made me feel alive 

Then understand that I’m not quite sure what to do with that yet

That when you brought me back, the hurt remained 

And it probably always will 

Know that it will present itself every time your fingertips set me on fire 

And the new me pushes through to try and feel you too 

The hurt remains and my energy drains 

So hold me

Love me where it pangs and wipe away the tear stains 

Touch me before you touch me, and you’ll understand my pain