[Verse 1] I found you by the ashwood gate With thorns in your braid and blood on your slate The crows all bowed when you walked in Like they knew the shape of the sin Your hands were cold as carved bone Your laugh rang hard in the ruins alone You said, “I’ll keep what I can’t give” And I believed the way you live [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the moon went thin When you let me in Oh, the floorboards cried As you turned your eyes [Chorus] Black heart, black heart Beat for me Black heart, black heart Set me free If the world falls down I’ll follow you Black heart, black heart What you do [Verse 2] We crossed the marsh in a wolfskin rain Past broken saints and a rusted chain You stole a ring from the chapel mound Said, “No god here is safe and sound” I watched your shadow split the road Half in my palm, half left to roam And every lie you fed my name Wore my own mouth like a flame [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the moon went thin When you let me in Oh, the bells rang low Where the dead ones go [Chorus] Black heart, black heart Beat for me Black heart, black heart Set me free If the world falls down I’ll follow you Black heart, black heart What you do [Bridge] Now the towers lean And the river’s red I’d trade my breath For the words you never said If you’re a curse Then curse me too I was born to kneel When I looked at you [Final Chorus] Black heart, black heart Beat for me Black heart, black heart Set me free If the world falls down I’ll follow you Black heart, black heart What you do
