[Verse 1] Candles drip on blackened stone Ash and incense in my lungs Every wound a whispered psalm Every scar an ancient tongue Iron shakes in sacred hands Kneeling But my jaw is set If this is where I make my stand Let the heavens place their bet [Chorus] Sanctified in the fire Let the storm crown my head Holy voices in the choir Sing for all of my dead If I burn I burn brighter On this altar of steel Sanctified in the fire ‘Til the flame is all I feel (hey!) [Verse 2] Silver icon Cracked in half Blood and wine across the floor Faith and fury Same attack Different names for the same war Choirs rising through the smoke Latin echoes Sharp as blades Every word a thunderstroke Breaking through the vaulted shades [Chorus] Sanctified in the fire Let the storm crown my head Holy voices in the choir Sing for all of my dead If I burn I burn brighter On this altar of steel Sanctified in the fire ‘Til the flame is all I feel [Bridge] [Choir swells Organ and toms build under whispered vocal] Hallowed be the broken heart Hallowed be the shattered shield Take my rage Tear it apart Turn my ruin into yield [Chorus] Sanctified in the fire Let the storm crown my head Holy voices in the choir Sing for all of my dead If I burn I burn brighter On this altar of steel Sanctified in the fire This is how I learn to kneel (oh) Sanctified in the fire I rise burning I don’t yield
