That was the day I staked my love in rebellion.

Our eyes met, first through my fingers, peeking,

My innocence bathed in its consuming stare,

Then slowly I embraced the pain of looking directly,

Until I couldn’t see clearly without its gaze.

Super nova, cleanse me slowly;

I want to be like your red giant.

Path in time forsaken for this

Gentle enlightening bliss.

Piercing through my skull and digging to the center,

Awakening beauty I had not conceived of prior:

First a glow, then a beacon.

This vibrance surpasses reason,

Like a holy secret,

Sweeping over me.

Closing two to open three,

Blazing through my shields, thin:

Red like no matte could show,

Brighter than the blood within.

Super nova, cleanse me slowly;

I want to be like your red giant.

Path in time forsaken for this

Gentle enlightening bliss.

I want to be your red giant.

Make me like the red.