[Verse 1] The candle still burned low As I slipped my hand from his The veil caught on the pew end like a pale moth tryna live The air was red with wax and my name sat in the dark I left my shoes by the doorway and walked out with a beating heart [Pre-Chorus] Past the gate, past the frost past the vows that held me tight Blue-black on the churchyard stones the dawn was not yet light [Chorus] Foxes in the churchyard foxes at my heels Foxes in the churchyard showing me what’s real Foxes in the churchyard little flames of bone I came in as a bride But went out on my own [Verse 2] They moved between the graves like thoughts I could not tame One with a torn white muzzle one with a dark gold flame At first they were only animals low to the frozen ground Then they watched me like old judges without a single sound [Pre-Chorus] Past the gate, past the frost past the kiss I left behind Their yellow eyes held steady like they had known my mind [Chorus] Foxes in the churchyard foxes at my heels Foxes in the churchyard showing me what’s real Foxes in the churchyard little flames of bone I came in as a bride But went out on my own [Bridge] Then they were my hands then they were my teeth Then they were the hunger sleeping underneath Then they were my sisters then they were my skin Clever as the winter with the wildness coming in [Final Chorus] Foxes in the churchyard foxes at my heels Foxes in the churchyard showing me what’s real Foxes in the churchyard little flames of bone I came in as a bride But went out on my own [Outro] I left the ring in the snow I left the hymns behind Two foxes led me east and the dawn looked just like mine
