[immediate riff] [Verse 1] I have known the hands of grace That closed like iron at my throat, Every keeper of the flame Demanding tribute for the hope. They named obedience peace, Called surrender being whole, Placed their remedies upon me Like a tax against the soul. Every promise bore a doctrine. Every shelter had its laws. Every saint required a sinner To substantiate the cause. So when kindness came unbidden, I discerned the chain at once. I condemned the hand before me For the hands that came before. [Pre-Chorus] Do not speak to me of healing. I have heard that gospel lie. Every cure became a kingdom. Every mercy chose a side. [Chorus] EVERY CURE HAS TEETH! EVERY MERCY MAKES A CLAIM! EVERY SAVIOUR NEEDS A WOUND TO JUSTIFY THE NAME! Do not promise resurrection. Do not sanctify the price. I have knelt before salvation— I WILL NOT BE SAVED TWICE! [Instrumental] [Verse 2] You left the medicine unopened, Set the water by the bed. You did not interpret silence Or improve the things I said. You did not call my fear a failure, Did not praise me for the scars. You sat quietly beside me While the rain erased the cars. I awaited your condition, Some submission dressed as care, Some benevolent correction, Some decree concealed in prayer. But the morning found you sleeping In the chair beside the light, With no doctrine for my sorrow And no appetite to be right. [Pre-Chorus 2] I had armed myself against you, Certain mercy wore disguise. Yet you asked for no conversion. You just stayed and closed your eyes. [Chorus] EVERY CURE HAS TEETH! EVERY MERCY MAKES A CLAIM! EVERY SAVIOUR NEEDS A WOUND TO JUSTIFY THE NAME! Do not promise resurrection. Do not sanctify the price. I have knelt before salvation— I WILL NOT BE SAVED TWICE! [Slow guitar solo] [Bridge — Restrained, intimate] Perhaps the fault was not in mercy, But in those who wore its face. Those who needed me afflicted So their goodness had a place. You did not rescue. You did not rule. You never asked me to believe. You merely left the door unlocked And trusted me to leave. [Heavy Instrumental Turn] [Final Chorus] EVERY CURE HAD TEETH! EVERY MERCY MADE A CLAIM! Every saviour used my suffering To consecrate a name. But you promised no redemption. You did not bargain with my life. I will never kneel to salvation— But you may stay tonight. I still distrust resurrection. I still question every light. I will not be saved again— I WILL NOT BE SAVED TWICE! [Outro] Leave the water. Leave the door. Ask for nothing. That is more.
