Nightskin from Pure Motive by Marisa Yeaman

Two way road, one way back
Looking for a needle in haystack
I always leave part of me like my heart on the tracks
Until love rolls over me

Love is a weapon , emotional war
In the line of fire, I’ve been shot before
I’m always left asking what I was looking for
When love rolls over me

Sting me once, love me twice
My heart is victim, this is sacrifice
Conscious of abandon, unconscious of our sin
We are here alone wearing our nightskin

Heart sounds a siren, fate folds the pack
And once we cross that line, you know we can’t go back
Will all the things I gain make up for what I lack
When love rolls over me

Sting me once, love me twice
My heart is victim, this is sacrifice
Conscious of abandon, unconscious of our sin
We are here alone wearing our nightskin
Nightskin

In the light of dawn will you change your face
Will the honesty we spoke with leave no trace
Go easy on me darling, grant me some grace
If your love rolls over me

Two a.m. lost and free, falling victim to this chemistry
What is this hunger, this thirsting need
Lets your love roll over me

Sting me once, love me twice
My heart is victim, this is sacrifice
Conscious of abandon, unconscious of our sin
We are here alone wearing our nightskin
In our nightskin
We are here alone

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