Last Call at the Green Cathedral

Verse 1 I came back to the place I knelt before Same cracked marble, same stained-glass door But the pews are stacked, the candles cold A padlock on the things I used to hold The organist packed up her hands The incense burned through all its strands And the sign above the entrance read "Closed for healing, come back when you're dead" Pre-Chorus I got on my knees anyway Even though nobody's listening I spoke the words anyway Even though the ceiling's missing Chorus Last call at the Green Cathedral The smoke has cleared, the hymns have gone Last call at the Green Cathedral I'm standing in the rain alone I swore that it would always save me I swore the ritual was true Last call at the Green Cathedral And I don't know what to do Verse 2 I brought my shame in a paper bag My anxiety in a body cast My anger folded neat and tight My grief dressed up in black and white But the door don't open when I knock The stained glass shattered on the rock And the reverend with the ember eyes Has packed his ministry and left no alibis Pre-Chorus I got on my knees anyway Pressed my forehead to the stone I whispered, "Was it ever real? Or was I always just alone?" Chorus Last call at the Green Cathedral The smoke has cleared, the hymns have gone Last call at the Green Cathedral I'm standing in the rain alone I swore that it would always save me I swore the ritual was true Last call at the Green Cathedral And I don't know what to do Bridge - Spoken Over Solo Piano They say the building's condemned now Structural damage, they say But I think the real damage Was needing this place to save me every day The cathedral was never the walls The cathedral was never the smoke The cathedral was the moment I decided That I was worth the breath I took And that moment is gone now And I'm standing where it stood Trying to find the entrance In a building made of wood that's understood Final Chorus - Stripped, Just Vocal and Piano Last call at the Green Cathedral The candles dim, the choir is gone Last call at the Green Cathedral I'm standing in the dark till dawn I swore that it would always hold me I swore the ritual was true Last call at the Green Cathedral Now I gotta find my own way through Outro - Fading Heartbeat Pulse Last call... last call... The cathedral remembers... Even if the doors are closed... (808 heartbeat fades to silence)