[Intro] [Verse 1] Dust settles heavy on the keys tonight Alley shadows twist in the gaslight's bite Ribbons kicked off by the cracked velvet bench Hunger in my veins no blood can quench Just a child with a killer's hand Scrawling secrets across this ruined land Ivory yellowed like a corpse's grin Nothing pure in this Serpent's Den [Pre-Chorus] Makers whisper heavens mock from high Every little monster learning to fly I lean my frame into every chord Fury offered to a deaf, dark Lord [Chorus] Oh the wind howls a dirge through the broken screen Cruelest beauty I've ever seen Heart's a river running black and deep Thousand failures I can't keep From Storyville gutters to bayou chains Calling thunder to drown the rains Forever young, soul built old Turning stolen lives to fool's gold [Verse 2] Mama's ruined lace, moth-eaten Grace Ghosts of longing haunt her hollow face Taught me hunt and sway before the spray Of garden blood that wouldn't wash away Syncopating frantic beats in the gloom Shadow train down a crack den's room Black notes tremble 'neath my thumb Waiting for mercy that won't come [Pre-Chorus] Makers whisper heavens mock from high Every little monster learning to fly I lean my frame into every chord Fury offered to a deaf, dark Lord [Chorus] Oh the wind howls a dirge through the broken screen Cruelest beauty I've ever seen Heart's a river running black and deep Thousand failures I can't keep From Storyville gutters to bayou chains Calling thunder to drown the rains Forever young, soul built old Turning stolen lives to fool's gold [Chorus] Oh the wind howls louder through the broken screen Cruelest beauty, my only dream Heart's a river, black and wide Failures buried where I hide Hathian to bayou's end Thunder, come and make amends Forever young... soul so old Fool's gold... fool's gold...
