[Verse 1] White robe Still creased at the folds Lanterns Circle in mute gold Hoods bow Like a sea around your name Salt line Drawn that you don’t cross again [Chorus] But the corruption still lives In the hollows of your ribs In the word you never said In the hunger you kept fed We can wash you We can strip Every stain from skin and lip But it waits behind your eyes Corruption never dies [Verse 2] Cold hands Press oil on your brow Thin blade Kisses Then is bowed You drink From a cup that tastes like ash Hear them Promise you the final Final cleanse at last [Chorus] But the corruption still lives In the hollows of your ribs In the word you never said In the hunger you kept fed We can wash you We can strip Every stain from skin and lip But it waits behind your eyes Corruption never dies [Bridge] You speak the vow Your own voice sounds Like someone drowned And dragged back breathing (breathe) You feel them watch Behind their cloth They see the rot You keep beneath it [Chorus] Because the corruption still lives In the hollows of your ribs In the dreams you never share In the bones of every prayer We can mark you We can brand Bind your heart in woven strands Still it waits behind your eyes Corruption never dies (never dies)
