[Verse 1] They said love But they drew the guns Built a throne of thorns On the backs of their sons Every page Every verse A license to hurt Gold on their hands Blood on their shirts You hold him up Like a shield of bone Hide your rage Behind carved stone You say "mercy" As the shackles ring Kiss the bruises Then you twist the thing [Chorus] So nail him down again ’till your altar cracks If he rises one more time We'll tear the story from your hands You can't crown your hate With a borrowed halo We'd rather kill your king of excuses Than live under his shadow [Verse 2] You preach "broken" To keep us small Draw a heaven so high We can't see your walls Every doubt Every bruise You blame on our skin Call it "fallen" Then you cash it in You love the cross More than what he said Turn his quiet rebel words Into marching tread If your "love" needs hell Just to stay in style Then burn your book We'll keep the child [Chorus] So nail him down again ’till your altar cracks If he rises one more time We'll tear the story from your hands You can't crown your hate With a borrowed halo We'd rather kill your king of excuses Than live under his shadow [Bridge] If your savior feeds your fear He's not welcome here (hey!) If your heaven needs our hurt Set that sky on fire If your creed needs broken bones We'll break your holy throne If your god demands our chains We'll drag him from his grave [Chorus] So nail him down again ’till your altar cracks If he rises one more time We'll tear the story from your hands You can't crown your hate With a borrowed halo We'd rather smash your sacred weapon And walk out of the shadow (walk out) Walk out of the shadow
