[Verse 1] We baptize with teaspoons and broken clocks Drip by drip, truth tastes like rust Open wide, little choir of locks Tongues out, learning how to trust They feed you sugar through a syringe Call it mercy, call it art Every promise on a string Pulled straight through the jaw and heart [Pre-Chorus] You gag on headlines, swallow the leash Milk-fed lies from a cracked TV They say it’s love when it stains your teeth They say it’s clean when it reeks of me [Chorus] Drip feed the mouth till it forgets how to bite Amen in crumbs, hallelujah in spite Kneel to the floor where the dirty truth sleeps In the shrine of the sock drawer, worshipping feet Yeah, light the incense, breathe in defeat Holy, unholy, it all smells the same to me [Verse 2] Sermons stitched in cotton and sweat A thousand miles in a martyr’s shoe Every step is a sour regret Still marching like they told you to They sell obedience vacuum-sealed With a label that says “choice” Suck the drip till your lips go numb Trade your scream for a quieter voice [Pre-Chorus] Kiss the ring, lick the floor Call it faith when it’s just folklore Every sock got a story to tell Every foot’s a road through hell [Chorus] Drip feed the mouth till it learns how to pray Choke on the now, postpone the day Bend to the smell of the used and the cheap Crowned by the funk of forgotten feet Say it’s sacred, say it’s sweet But heaven’s just a locker room stinking of me [Bridge] I don’t want your clean salvation I want the stain you can’t erase If God’s alive in ventilation He smells like work and shame and grace So pour it slow, don’t let me drown I wanna taste the leash, the lie, the crown [Final Chorus] Drip feed the mouth, keep the hunger polite Starve us gently, call it the light We’ll clap in rhythm, dead on our feet Blessed by the socks, baptized in heat Sing it loud through clenched teeth This is your gospel, it smells like me [Outro] Open wide. Count the drops. Praise the rot.
