Salute the Sanguine VV (Ville Valo)

[Verse 1]
Death, come blow me a kiss
Through this cathedral of cards
Remind me how to decrypt the cipher
Written in the blood of my heart (My heart)

[Chorus 1]
Salute the sanguine
Red in tooth and claw, it has to feel
Salute the sanguine
Ferociously beautiful, you are

[Verse 2]
Love, your lips move, but I can't hear you sing
In my citadel of scars
The ghost of you shimmers within
Revealing what is lost (No more)

[Chorus]
Salute the sanguine
Red in tooth and claw, it has to feel
Salute the sanguine
Ferociously beautiful, you are

[Verse 3]
Here come the tears
Along with terms of endearment
Distorted by fear
So sincere it hurts