One More Bell [Intro] Bell one... breathe in. Slip smoke... breathe out. I fold my hands on the counter. I call it calm, not doubt. [Chorus] One more bell, one more bet One more breath I ain't spent If the slip turns black, I won't look back Amen, amen One more bell, one more bet One more debt I call a test I put my peace where the red lights flash Amen, amen [Verse 1] I had five on a feeling, ten on a name Laughing with the clerk like it was rain Coffee gone cold by the second quarter Loose change singing in the cup by the door I said it ain't deep, just a little spin Just a small prayer with a barcode skin Bell in the app made the chapel blink Green light, red light, don't think, don't think [Verse 2] First miss taught patience, second taught nerve Third one told me what I deserve Fourth one whispered, count it as school Tuition paid to a flickering fool I wrote each L like a verse in pen Learned how the floor says try again Choir in the ceiling, bass in my chest I baptized losses and called them tests [Chorus] One more bell, one more bet One more breath I ain't spent If the slip turns black, I won't look back Amen, amen One more bell, one more bet One more debt I call a test I put my peace where the red lights flash Amen, amen [Verse 3] I moved from twenties to rent in a week Quiet as dust on a widow's cheek Card limit climbing like candle smoke Every little win had a velvet rope Nobody saw when the numbers grew teeth I still spoke soft, I still looked clean A man can drown with his shirt tucked in One clean collar, whole house caved in [Bridge] Bell four slow, nobody claps Phone face down like a holy map I hear my mother's key in the hall I hear no roof in the rain at all [Verse 4] Final game loading, room gone blue Church bell chopped into 808 two The slip burns slow in a glass ash tray Like incense asking me not to stay I don't shake now, that scares me most The calm came dressed like a friendly ghost One more number, one more name One last door with a painted flame [Chorus] One more bell, one more bet One more breath I ain't spent If the slip turns black, I won't look back Amen, amen One more bell, one more bet No more roof, no more check I put my peace where the red lights flash Amen, amen [Verse 5] When it fell, I didn't break Just watched the ash lift off the stake Wallet light, hands still warm I let the silence sign the form No curse for luck, no deal with sky No thunder cracked, no angel cried I walked out gentle, pockets clean Like losing all was finally leaving me [Outro] Bell. Breath. Slip to ash. Amen. Loop One more bell, one more bet. One more breath I ain't spent. If the slip turns black, I won't look back. Amen, amen. One more bell, one more bet. One more debt I call a test. I put my peace where the red lights flash. Amen, amen.
