[Verse 1] Cold candle smoke in the corridor A saintly face on a rusted door I trace the cracks like rosary beads Counting the ways that the daylight bleeds [Pre-Chorus] And every prayer I never meant Turns into breath on broken glass I hear the choir in the vents Sing me the future, sing the past [Chorus] I’m not afraid of the night I’m afraid of what it shows When the shadows turn polite And the mercy comes in crows So let the silence take the throne Let the venom speak in calm I’ll walk this chapel made of stone With a storm inside my palm [Verse 2] Black velvet rain on the window frame The city whispers my oldest name I taste the iron in summer wine Like love, like loss, like a crooked sign [Pre-Chorus] The mirror holds me like a knife A tender cut I can’t confess If this is holy, take my life If this is sin, then let it bless [Chorus] I’m not afraid of the night I’m afraid of what it shows When the shadows turn polite And the mercy comes in crows So let the silence take the throne Let the venom speak in calm I’ll walk this chapel made of stone With a storm inside my palm [Bridge] Hands in the river, mouth full of psalms I trade my halo for animal warmth If there’s a heaven, it’s under the skin A slow burning hymn where the wolves begin [Final Chorus] I’m not afraid of the night I’m afraid of what it shows When the shadows turn polite And the mercy comes in crows So let the silence take the throne Let the venom speak in calm I’ll walk this chapel made of stone With a storm inside my palm [Outro] Amen to the echo Amen to the fall Amen to the quiet That devours us all
