[Intro] I used to think Something was listening Now all I hear Is the echo in me [Verse 1] I was young with my hands to the sky Begging the dark just to give me a sign I learned your name like a cut in the skin Something that hurt, but I let it live in I built a place in my chest for grace Kept it warm, kept it clean, gave it space But the older I got, the more it felt Like I was praying to the mouth of a well You watched me break in slow motion You watched me drown in devotion You watched me bleed for a love I couldn’t see And never reached for me [Pre-Chorus] So don’t say You were there I would’ve felt Something [Chorus] I got the teeth of heaven Still stuck inside my back I prayed until my hands went white And all I got was black If you were ever with me Why do I freeze alone? Why does every holy thing I touch Feel like it’s not my own? [Verse 2] I dragged my faith like a body through glass Fed it my hope just to make it last Gave it my blood, gave it my sleep Still it died right in front of me They all say pain has a purpose Like that means anything when it burns like this I stared at the ceiling for half my life Trying not to come apart at the seams Now my anger lives under my skin Sharp as a bruise that I press back in And I hate that after everything I still want something clean [Pre-Chorus] Don’t say my name Like you care You let me die Down here [Chorus] I got the teeth of heaven Still stuck inside my back I prayed until my hands went white And all I got was black If you were ever with me Why do I freeze alone? Why does every holy thing I touch Feel like it’s not my own? [Bridge] I hate that part of me That still looks up when I’m on my knees I hate that part of me That still wants love from what abandoned me I hate that I still wait for it Still ache for it Still break for it Like some broken little animal Outside your locked cathedral [Breakdown] WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FACE DOWN ON THE FLOOR? WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I COULDN’T DO THIS ANYMORE? I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING THAT IN ME STILL COULD BREATHE AND YOU LEFT YOUR SHAPE BURNED INTO ME [Final Chorus] I got the teeth of heaven Still stuck inside my back I prayed until my hands went white And all I got was black If you were ever with me Why do I freeze alone? Why does every holy thing I touch Feel like it’s not my own? I still look up in anger I still spit into the sky Like maybe if I hurt it back It’ll finally tell me why [Outro] I used to think Something was listening Now I just speak To hear what breaks
