[Intro] [choir swells Distant bells] Ash on my tongue Cross on the floor Candles crawl down Like they’re counting the war [Verse 1] Black lace on the mirror I don’t know that face Prayers stuck in my throat Rust on every grace You said I was chosen Carved it in my skin Every vow a chain Drag me back again [Pre-Chorus] You kiss like confession But you taste like blame You crowned me in sorrow Then forgot my name [Chorus] Leave me In the dark you built around me Let the shadows be my body I am done I am done I am free Leave me Take your mercy Take your glory I will rewrite every story On the bones of what you wanted me to be (leave me, leave me) [Verse 2] Moonlight through the rafters Cuts across your lies Every cracked stained-glass Paints you in disguise You kneel like a martyr Over all you broke But your halo’s burning In your incense smoke [Pre-Chorus] You preach like a savior With a sharpened tongue But the choir is coughing On the ash in their lungs [Chorus] Leave me In the dark you built around me Let the shadows be my body I am done I am done I am free Leave me Take your mercy Take your glory I will rewrite every story On the bones of what you wanted me to be (leave me, leave me) [Bridge] [piano and low strings only] If I stay I stay as stone In your cathedral Forever alone If I rise I rise as plague Over your kingdom Over your grave (so let it break… let it break) [Breakdown] [drums drop to half-time Guttural backing vox] Leave me to the crows Leave me to the frost Better to be ruined Than forever lost Your grace is a gallows Your love is a cage Watch me walk out Of your gilded rage (hey!) [Chorus] Leave me In the dark you built around me Let the shadows be my body I am done I am done I am free Leave me Take your mercy Take your glory I will rewrite every story On the bones of what you wanted me to be [Outro] [guitars sustain Choir returns] Leave me To the ruins To the night Leave me Till the ruin learns to rise (leave me… leave me)
