[Verse 1] I used to kneel by the window When the room got cold at night I’d count the cars on the avenue Like candles passing by I never asked for a miracle I never begged the sky Then you walked in with your quiet hands And made a believer out of mine [Pre-Chorus] Now every word you say Sounds like something I should keep And every time you leave I forget how to sleep [Chorus] You are my religion My fever and my faith The prayer I whisper softly When the daylight looks away You are my confession My altar and my sin I know I shouldn’t need you But I need you again You are my religion And I don’t know where I end Or where you begin [Verse 2] I built a shrine in the silence With the things you left behind A silver watch, a folded letter And the shape of you in my mind I tell myself it’s devotion I tell myself it’s love But some nights your name in my mouth Feels like I’m giving too much [Pre-Chorus] And I can hear my mother Saying, “Child, don’t fall that deep” But if loving you is danger Then danger knows my street [Chorus] You are my religion My fever and my faith The prayer I whisper softly When the daylight looks away You are my confession My altar and my sin I know I shouldn’t need you But I need you again You are my religion And I don’t know where I end Or where you begin [Bridge] Is it holy? Is it hunger? Is it heaven? Is it shame? If I burn here If I break here Will you still call out my name? I don’t want a crown of roses I don’t need a golden room I just want your hands around me Like the truth I gave to you [Build] Oh, I tried to be careful I tried to be wise But love came dressed in thunder With your eyes, your eyes, your eyes [Final Chorus] You are my religion My fever and my faith The prayer I whisper softly When the whole world turns away You are my confession My altar and my sin I know I shouldn’t need you But I need you again You are my religion My shelter and my flame I know that I have lost myself But I still bless your name You are my religion And I don’t know where I end No, I don’t know where I end Or where you begin [Outro] Amen to the wanting Amen to the wound Amen to the silence That keeps me in this room You are my religion You are my religion You are my religion And I still believe in you
