[Verse 1] There was a lady in black With a ruler and a match She drew our names in the ash Said love was a fault line A crack in the sky So we learned to stand still And swallow the lie While the kids in the pews Kept folding in half I hate to say it But the whole thing's cast Maybe you’re right Maybe I'm the sermon you spat [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause I’m not perfect No, I’m not perfect No, I’m not perfect I’m not perfect I’m not perfect I’m not perfect [Verse 2] There was a lady in black With a halo gone bad Now she drags her shadow around in a bag She preached love from a pulpit Then locked it away Let the smoke from her heartbreak Turn everything gray Hands like a prayer But her eyes like a storm She lit up the hallway Then slept in the war Now she stares at the phone Like it might call her name Just another lost soul In a house full of flames
