[Intro] You left the weapon in [Verse 1] There's a stake inside my sternum A lesson I was forced to learn from The timber of your final sentence Leaves me breathless and defenseless Your jagged vow, this lasting art! [Pre-Chorus] Every beat a hammer’s fall Against the grain I feel it all! [Chorus] Every pulse just drives it deeper My whole life is now the keeper Of the spike that you drove through I'm nailed to the memory of you! Every pulse just drives it deeper My whole life is now the keeper Of the spike that you drove through I'm nailed to the memory of you! [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] The splinters creep through every vessel In this agonizing wrestle A septic, sweet, contamination A private, slow vivisection This crimson mess, this lasting stain [Pre-Chorus] Every beat a hammer’s fall Against the grain I feel it all! [Chorus] Every pulse just drives it deeper My whole life is now the keeper Of the spike that you drove through I'm nailed to the memory of you! Every pulse just drives it deeper My whole life is now the keeper Of the spike that you drove through I'm nailed to the memory of you! [Breakdown] I pray for stillness, for the quiet For this muscle to deny it But the beat's the only proof I have (only proof I have) A bloody, torn photograph That you were real and this is, too. AND THIS IS, TOO!!! [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] Every pulse just drives it deeper Every pulse just drives it deeper My whole life is now the keeper Of the spike that you drove through I'm nailed to the memory of you! Every pulse just drives it deeper My whole life is now the keeper Of the spike that you drove through I'm nailed to the memory of you! [Outro] Deeper The pulse (Deeper) The wood
