Pretend prayer, pretend care makes everything seem so fair These perfect abattoirs, these perfect actors These perfect abattoirs Only a god can bruise, only a god can soothe Only a god reserves the right to forgive those that revile him Only a god can bruise, only a god can soothe Only a god reserves the right to forgive those that revile him Oh, such love; smeared stimulus. PG certificate, all cuts unfocused Stitches and wounds. Doctor divinity. So much love, this blind affinity Only a god can bruise, only a god can soothe Only a god reserves the right to forgive those that revile him Only a god can bruise, only a god can soothe Only a god reserves the right to forgive those that revile him Only a god can bruise, only a god can soothe Only a god reserves the right to forgive those that revile him