[Verse 1] Steel knife in my wind pipe I still try to sing Blood on my tongue Like rusted wedding rings You hold my name Like a nail in your hand I lean to the dark And it leans back [Pre-Chorus] The floor drops out My knees go weak That bitter smoke Won't let me speak I hear the drums In the iron rain I keep on crawling Back through the pain [Chorus] Steel knife in my wind pipe Hold me down Steel knife in my wind pipe Hear that sound I choke on you I don't let go Steel knife in my wind pipe Take it slow [Verse 2] Your photograph burns In the sink at dawn The room stays cold But the hurt goes on I pressed my palm To a cracked white door Still your voice came back From the cellar floor [Pre-Chorus] The floor drops out My knees go weak That bitter smoke Won't let me speak I hear the drums In the iron rain I keep on crawling Back through the pain [Chorus] Steel knife in my wind pipe Hold me down Steel knife in my wind pipe Hear that sound I choke on you I don't let go Steel knife in my wind pipe Take it slow [Bridge] If I break, let me break In the open air If I sink, let me sink But you won't stay there I spit out the ash I bite through the night Still the black dog waits At the edge of the light [Final Chorus] Steel knife in my wind pipe Hold me down Steel knife in my wind pipe Hear that sound I choke on you I don't let go Steel knife in my wind pipe Take it slow Steel knife in my wind pipe Take it slow
