Verse 1: She lights the candles in a house of ghosts Iron in her hands, but she never boasts While kings are crumbling on their shaky thrones She builds her kingdom out of broken bones Chorus: She’s the saint and the scaffold, the holy disguise Bearing the weight while the empire dies With her hands on the altar and blood on her knees She holds the crown of our family trees Verse 2: Men drink the venom and they curse the day She drinks the sorrow, makes the world obey While gods are laughing at the mess we made She’s the quiet hymn in a world of rage Bridge: Mother Mary, steel and grace Keep the devil from her face Build the temple, burn the lie Kiss the sinner, watch him die Stick: Raise your glass, let the sinners fall Hail the queen who survives it all Saint and scaffold, blood and bone She is the throne when the king is gone Final Chorus: She’s the saint and the scaffold, the holy disguise Bearing the weight while the empire dies With her hands on the altar and blood on her knees She holds the crown of our family trees
