Bitter Virtue

Living's so close to loving I is the problem O the solution Join in circles Not easily broken Only when open My I is paper thin Loving You call it sinning You stoned the women It's tradition in tribe Judging From where I'm sitting You're greenly jealous And as lonely as an I A bitter virtue I'd rather live in sin There's pleasure in your suffering (Y'all say so) A bitter virtue I'd rather live in sin How can you sit on everything Y'all say so Suppress your love Suppress desire Compress a life Till life expires Hold your breath In pinched denial Complexity Live in awe Love your life It's yours to live Regret forgive Make more mistakes Regret forgive Accept everything A bitter virtue I'd rather live in sin There's pleasure in your suffering (Y'all say so) A bitter virtue I'd rather live in sin How can you sit on everything Y'all say so Serpents Not all in Eden Not all have poison Tree of knowledge bitten Heaven No place for artists Fucked up and human We're not getting in A bitter virtue I'd rather live in sin There's pleasure in your suffering (Y'all say so) A bitter virtue I'd rather live in sin How can you sit on everything Y'all say so --- Bitter Virtue - James