Green Cathedral

[Verse 1] I carried shame like a coat of stone Through corridors I built alone Anxiety a second skin Grief that wouldn't let me in But the lighter speaks a different tongue And the smoke it rises slow I found a door behind my lungs Where the anxious flowers grow [Pre-Chorus] No confession booth, no holy water Just the slow burn of a sacred daughter Lay it down, lay it down, lay it all [Chorus] In the green cathedral, I lay my burdens down Smoke curls upward like a holy sound The stained glass glows in emerald flame And every demon forgets my name If peace is a sin, then let me fall Mary Jane, I hear your call In the green cathedral, soft and loud I disappear inside the cloud [Verse 2] Overstimulated, overworked, overcooked Brain on fire, every nerve shook The world demands I be a tower But tonight I'm just a wilting flower So I kneel before the ember's glow Let the ritual begin Where the smoke goes, the anger follows Till there's nothing left but skin [Pre-Chorus] No prophet here, no revelation Just a breath and consecration Let it go, let it go, let it all [Chorus] In the green cathedral, I lay my burdens down Smoke curls upward like a holy sound The stained glass glows in emerald flame And every demon forgets my name If peace is a sin, then let me fall Mary Jane, I hear your call In the green cathedral, soft and loud I disappear inside the cloud [Bridge - Spoken/Chanted] I lay my anger on the altar I lay my sorrow in the ash I lay my name upon the incense And let the cathedral burn it fast (Backing chant: Burn it fast... burn it fast...) [Final Chorus - Explosive, Full Band] In the green cathedral, I lay my burdens down Smoke curls upward like a holy sound The stained glass shatters, emerald rain And I am clean, I am clean again If peace is a sin, then let me fall Mary Jane, I hear your call In the green cathedral, now I see The only god I need is me [Outro - Fading Organ and Smoke] Cathedral... cathedral... Lay it down... lay it down...