Temple of Shadows

[Verse 1] Black coat, wet steps Cobblestones drink the night Old bricks, fresh threat Smoke curls around the light Stained glass halos Red on your pale wrists You mouth strange prayers Through smeared lipstick [Chorus] In the temple of shadows Where your heartbeat kneels Every secret you swallowed Scratches under the seal In the temple of shadows Where the lost names burn Lay your faith on the flagstones Never return [Verse 2] Ash mark, your throat Draw a circle in rain Candles choke blue On the edges of pain Your eyes, two knives Carving symbols in mine You say, “Let go” And the bells realign [Chorus] In the temple of shadows Where your heartbeat kneels Every secret you swallowed Scratches under the seal In the temple of shadows Where the lost names burn Lay your faith on the flagstones Never return [Bridge] [drums and bass lock into a relentless, rising pattern; guitars swell and shimmer] Footsteps echo Up the spine of the nave Are we lovers Or offerings made? Crosses turned sideways Mirrors gone black You take one step forward I don’t step back (oh no) [Chorus] In the temple of shadows Where your heartbeat kneels Every secret you swallowed Scratches under the seal In the temple of shadows Where the dead stars learn How to fall through your arms now Never return