[Verse 1] You took and took With a crooked grin Left a trail of dust And called it winning But I watched it stack Like coins in a jar Every unpaid hurt Finds out where you are [Pre-Chorus] Now the room goes cold When you say my name Every line you crossed Comes back the same You can run, you can hide Past the gate, past the chain What you gave away Comes home again [Chorus] Ash on your tongue (ash on your tongue) Pay what you own Pay what you owe Ash on your tongue (ash on your tongue) What you throw out Finds your door [Verse 2] You wore that crown Like it was made for you Stole a little grace From the ones you used Now the mirror cracks In your hotel glass Every laugh you sold Turns and bites you back [Pre-Chorus] Now the floor gives way When you stand so tall Every borrowed flame Turns into a fall You can run, you can hide But you can’t outrun What you built in the dark When the dark comes on [Chorus] Ash on your tongue (ash on your tongue) Pay what you own Pay what you owe Ash on your tongue (ash on your tongue) What you throw out Finds your door [Bridge] I don’t lift a hand I don’t need to The night remembers Everything you do Every name you bruised Every vow you broke Turns your gold to grit Turns your smoke to choke [Final Chorus] Ash on your tongue (ash on your tongue) Pay what you own Pay what you owe Ash on your tongue (ash on your tongue) What you throw out Finds your door Ash on your tongue (ash on your tongue) You made your bed Now sleep in it slow
