An Ode to Swedish Metal
I wish I could thank you
For the nights you spent
In my ear
When I was with you,
I was venom and lead
They punched
Holes in my wings
And put demons
In my head
I was flying, dying
Poisoned by
What they did
And I plunged
Down, down, down
Until I spiraled
Into your cathartic
Sound
Powerless I fell
In the biting chill of
Your night,
And I drown, drown, drown
At my kitchen table
Under a lonely light
You eclipsed me in shadow
And it was okay
To bleed, bleed, bleed
From my fingers
While the rest of my body
Dissolved into string
And my stubborn old life,
It twisted; it groaned
Resisted settling
Into its ocean throne
But you persisted
Continuing
To sing, sing, sing
Until I gave into your voice
With a gravelly moan
Oh, you—
With your dark murmurs
And gut-wrenching notes
You were the only one
Bullheaded enough
To soothe, soothe,
And finally subdue
My nihilistic mood
You purged all of my pain
Allowing me the chance
To rise again
