[Intro] (Heavy 808 drop, distorted guitar stab, stuttering vocal sample: grave digger… grave digger… dig it up…) (Ad-lib: I ain't digging for gold, I'm burying ghosts) [Verse 1] I got a shovel in the trunk, no flowers on the dash Every old version of me gettin' lowered in the ash The liar, the victim, the one who begged for love The one who broke his own heart and blamed the sky above I'm the grave digger, baby, I don't leave a stone unturned I dug up all the rot, watched the roots and the bridges burn You could call it Kanye, but the gold ain't in the dirt It's in the man who survived the hurt, made it work [Pre-Chorus] They ask why I keep digging when the past is dead and gone I say, "The only way to rule is to bury what you're not" Why am I so ruthless? Why do I dig so deep? Because the man I'm becoming won't be haunted in his sleep [Chorus] I'm the grave digger, I'm the grave digger Bury every old self, pull the trigger on the figure No more ghosts in the mirror, no more chains on the floor I dug a hole for every lie, and I'll dig a couple more Grave digger, grave digger, I don't mourn, I move Every body in the dirt just a version of the truth Why am I so free now? Why do I feel the light? 'Cause I buried every part of me that wouldn't let me fight [Verse 2] The people-pleaser's in a casket, the addict's in a vault The one who gave his power up, that one's not my fault I even buried the coward who almost didn't call The one who looked at heaven's door and chose to build a wall I don't need a eulogy, I need a ceremony A midnight dance on graves where the old me used to worry Now the dirt's in my nails, but the crown's on my head And the city's full of spirits, but they bow to me instead [Pre-Chorus] They ask why I keep digging when the past is dead and gone I say, "The only way to rule is to bury what you're not" Why am I so ruthless? Why do I dig so deep? Because the man I'm becoming won't be haunted in his sleep [Chorus] I'm the grave digger, I'm the grave digger Bury every old self, pull the trigger on the figure No more ghosts in the mirror, no more chains on the floor I dug a hole for every lie, and I'll dig a couple more Grave digger, grave digger, I don't mourn, I move Every body in the dirt just a version of the truth Why am I so free now? Why do I feel the light? 'Cause I buried every part of me that wouldn't let me fight [Bridge] (Stripped back, ukulele and a heartbeat 808, delivery low and deliberate) I used to keep the skeletons hanging in the hall Now I turn 'em into dust and I'm dancing on them all The past is just a costume that I finally outgrew And the grave digger's shovel is a love letter to the truth So let the tombstones crumble, let the ashes blow away The Phantom King is standing where the broken used to stay [Final Chorus] (Full energy, gang vocals on "grave digger") I'm the grave digger, I'm the grave digger Bury every old self, pull the trigger on the figure No more ghosts in the mirror, no more chains on the floor I dug a hole for every lie, and I'll dig a couple more Grave digger, grave digger, I don't mourn, I move Every body in the dirt just a version of the truth Why am I so free now? Why do I feel the light? 'Cause I buried every part of me that wouldn't let me fight [Outro] (Distorted guitar fades, stuttering vocal sample: grave digger… dig it up… bury 'em all…) (One final 808 hit, then silence)
