Fallen Backward, Climbing Slow

[Verse 1] Feathers on the floorboards Burn marks on my back I carved my name in heaven Then watched it fade to black I remember choirs shining I remember turning away Every halo that I shattered Still follows me today [Chorus] I was a high star, now I’m falling slow Hands full of ashes, nowhere to go If there’s a ladder back to glory Lord, you gotta let me know ’Cause I’m a fallen one, crawling home Fallen backward, climbing slow [Verse 2] My shadow loves the whiskey My hunger loves the lie I curse every crooked urge But I still let it drive I see your light in distance Still I sleep in the cold I keep trading gold for gravel Then blame the weight of my soul [Chorus] I was a high star, now I’m falling slow Hands full of ashes, nowhere to go If there’s a ladder back to glory Lord, you gotta let me know ’Cause I’m a fallen one, crawling home Fallen backward, climbing slow [Blues Solo] [Acoustic guitars lean into a slow, bending blues solo—one guitar holding mournful chords while the other cries and growls through the changes, then resolving on a fragile, hopeful phrase] [Bridge] How do you trust these wings When they’ve torn every sky they’ve known How do you pray with dirty hands That threw the first and final stone I’m tired of my reflection Tired of this empty throne So I’ll drag my shame through the sunrise Till your doorway feels like home [Chorus] I was a high star, but I ain’t done yet Knees in the dust, but I won’t forget There’s a ladder back to glory I can feel it in my chest I’m still a fallen one, crawling home But I’ll keep climbing Yeah, I’ll keep climbing Fallen backward, rising slow