[Verse 1] By the time I reach the south post the torch is already dead No smoke no guard just blood slipping between the stones I shout his name down the hall Something whispers mine back Lantern up steel drawn Boot prints cut through the blood then stop Dead center of the passage Nothing ahead of them Nothing above And something breathing just outside the light [Pre-Chorus] I catch a shoulder Then a face Jesus Christ I know that face I watched them bury it [Chorus] You wear the dead so well until the light hits wrong Same eyes same scars but something underneath is gone I know who stood inside that skin I know where we laid him down So whatever dragged his shape back here I'm putting it back in the ground [Verse 2] It comes fast Steel off stone sparks across my eyes First swing misses Second catches mail hard enough to spin me I hit the wall Taste blood Get up It lunges again I drive the blade under the ribs No blood Black dust pours over my hand The thing looks down at the wound Then back at me and grins with his teeth [Pre-Chorus] Skin starts pulling at the jaw Something underneath wants out Good I'd rather fight that [Chorus] You wear the dead so well until the light hits wrong Same eyes same scars but something underneath is gone I know who stood inside that skin I know where we laid him down So whatever dragged his shape back here I'm putting it back in the ground [Breakdown - Rough] SHIELD UP DRIVE FORWARD KEEP IT OFF THE STAIR CUT LOW AGAIN DON'T LET IT TOUCH THE SEAL THE FACE IS COMING OFF GOOD LET IT SHOW ME WHAT I'M KILLING [Verse 3] It folds backward Too far Arms hit stone legs still coming I take the hand at the wrist It doesn't even slow down Another swing Jaw splits His face drops away What's left underneath was never meant to stand upright White skin pulled tight over something too long No eyes Still staring past me At the door below That's when it quits fighting me and starts crawling for it [Bridge] I catch the ankle Drag it back It claws grooves through the floor Fingernails snap Keeps digging I plant a boot between its shoulders Blade down Once Again Then everything goes quiet Too quiet The body caves into ash Something small hits the stone Iron A key Still warm [Final Chorus] You wore the dead so well until I tore the lie apart Same voice same hands but none of what made him ours I know who belonged inside that skin And whatever wore him down won't be walking out of here won't be reaching what's below [Outro] I pick up the key Somewhere beneath my boots metal turns against metal One click Then another.
