O Lord

​[Verse 1] Stained glass breaking on the cold concrete Tell me why the hunger in my gut won't retreat I'm howling at the rafters and kneeling in the mud Why would you put this fever in my bone, this thirst for the blood? Look at the palm, see the line where the dirt begins Was I born a monster, this collection of sins? Take the skin, take the teeth, take the heat from my chest Give me the grace, give me peace, give my spirit a rest ​[Chorus] Save a soul in the shadow of the valley Clean the hands that have sinned in the back of an alley Is there no seat for the beast at the table? Is this a story without a fable? ​[Verse 2] Wallow in the dust, eyes locked on the gate Bathe in the list, feel all my hate Feet heavy like lead, heart ticking like a clock Praying for a key but I'm built like a lock No lightning bolt, no voice from the sky Just the sound of the pavement and no reason why My hands are stained, my shadow's getting wide There's nothing left to save and there's nowhere left to hide ​[Breakdown] Silence (Ooh) Silence (Ooh) Silence ​[Verse 3] If the heavens are empty, then the dirt is my home I’m a sinner in the flesh, let me sit on the throne Keep your holy water, but I'll drink the wine This lust in my blood is my only design I'm hungry, I'm starving and I'm off of the leash A predator walking right out of the breach You made me an animal, teeth in the night So I'm hunting my prey in the pale moonlight ​[Outro] I am what you made me I am what I am Just a beast in the garden A wolf to the lamb Lustful and hungry Lustful and free I'm exactly the ANIMAL I'm supposed to be