When Porcelain Bleeds
Die Sektor Lyrics


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Her lips so sweet
Every word cuts like knives
I feel the wounds as if self inflicted
Broken porcelain beauty
I still long to touch
I prick my finger to paint her lips

In agony I wait to hear her voice
I wish for death or any other fate
In the shadows of the shame of god
Just one whisper to alleviate this pain

My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath

My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath

My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath

My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath

Staring into the night
Daybreak so far away
I can hear her screams as they echo in me

Staring into the night
Daybreak so far away
I can hear her screams as they echo in me

As they echo in me

Her lips so sweet
Every word cuts like knives
I feel the wounds as if self inflicted
Broken porcelain beauty
I still long to touch
I prick my finger to paint her lips

My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath

My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath

Staring into the night
Daybreak so far away
I can hear her screams as they echo in me

Staring into the night
Daybreak so far away
I can hear her screams as they echo in me





As they echo in me

Overall Meaning

"When Porcelain Bleeds" by Die Sektor is a haunting and emotionally charged song with lyrics that speak of a deep-seated longing and pain. The song deals with themes of love and loss, death and desire, and the fragile beauty of life. The lyrics suggest a love affair that ends tragically, leaving the singer longing for his lover even in death. The opening lines, "Her lips so sweet, every word cuts like knives, I feel the wounds as if self-inflicted" suggests that the singer is consumed by the memories of his lover, and the pain that he feels is reminiscent of self-infliction.


The lines "Broken porcelain beauty, I still long to touch, I prick my finger to paint her lips" reveal the singer's desire to touch his lover one last time, to feel her presence again. He is willing to go to any lengths, even hurt himself, to preserve her beauty.


In the chorus of the song, the repeated lines "My teardrops fall to wet her lifeless eyes, just one last kiss to feel her shallow breath" add to the song's haunting quality. The singer is willing to give up everything he has, even his life, to feel his lover's presence again. The haunting melody and repeated lyrics create a trance-like quality that adds to the song's overall emotional impact.


Line by Line Meaning

Her lips so sweet
The subject finds the lips of this person attractive


Every word cuts like knives
The subject is hurt by the words spoken by this person


I feel the wounds as if self inflicted
The subject takes the words to heart and feels responsible for their wounds


Broken porcelain beauty
The person being described is beautiful but also fragile, like porcelain


I still long to touch
Despite the pain caused, the subject still desires this person


I prick my finger to paint her lips
The subject harms themselves to create an image of this person


In agony I wait to hear her voice
The subject is in pain waiting for communication from this person


I wish for death or any other fate
The subject is so consumed by pain they wish for anything to end it


In the shadows of the shame of god
The subject feels ashamed and hidden from the divine


Just one whisper to alleviate this pain
The subject desires even a small amount of comfort from this person


My teardrops fall
The subject is crying


To wet her lifeless eyes
The person being described is dead


Just one last kiss
The subject wants to say goodbye with a final kiss


To feel her shallow breath
The subject wants to experience the last breath of this person


Staring into the night
The subject is looking into the darkness


Daybreak so far away
The end to the pain seems distant


I can hear her screams as they echo in me
The subject is haunted by the sounds of this person's suffering


As they echo in me
The echoes of the suffering won't leave the subject's mind




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