Diverted

I saw your ghost flickering
 It burns the rain again
 (My compassion into sand)
 Lust to dust, I'm shedding skin
 It quivers in your hands
 Dear assassin, here I am
 You deserve it
 You deserted
 That kiss that rips the skin
 Untangles all the webs you spin so well
 (I'll bathe in that delusion)
 That thorn could be no other
 Dissolves my every color, I know
 The bitter afterglow
 You were worth it
 I thought I earned it
 You deserted
 I've diverted
 And reign alone
 (I know) The beauty in illusion
 (I know) The safety in seclution
 (I know) The comforting confusion
 (I know) Your conscience must be weighing
 (I know) To discard what is draining
 (I know) Our embrace is breaking
 (I know)
 (I know)
 With every storm I've weathered
 To your last breath I've treasured
 You cast aside that feather
 I thought we bled together
 When separation's measured
 That fragile bone is severed
 You cast aside that feather
 But I know we bled together
 But I know we bled together
 (I know)
 (I know)
 You were worth it
 I thought I earned it
 You deserted
 I've diverted
 And reign alone