Gravel in my teeth Cold stone under my knees You said “It’s just a job Count the pews Read the logs” Old bricks breathing Paint flakes Saints are peeling Every shadow Feels like someone leaving We said a final prayer But something answered back Not a word Just air Like the room turned black If this is holy ground Why’s the silence scream? We said a final prayer It tore through every belief Tape rolls Red light You laugh to kill the fright Latin on the wall Spelled wrong But you still stall You play the skeptic But your eyes keep checking Every corner Like the dark is listening We said a final prayer But something answered back Not a word Just air Like the room turned black If this is holy ground Why’s the silence scream? We said a final prayer It tore through every belief Door slams No wind Your voice gone thin Did you feel that Just a whisper asking Footsteps on the roof No one up there We came to chase a rumor Found it staring Bare We said a final prayer But something answered back Not a word Just air Just a ringing in the nave Off track If this is holy ground Why’s the silence bleed? We said a final prayer It took what we came to see Gravel in my teeth Driving out of that town Every church I pass I keep my window down Afraid to bow my head Afraid to disbelieve Mouth forms old words But I wait To see who speaks
