[Verse 1] Stairs that only go down Bare bulb Swinging over rust My teeth taste metal Your prayers taste dust I found God In the peeling paint He said "little martyr You were made for pain" [Chorus] Carve me open like a question (I was never pure) Halo made of IV tubing Strangled Insecure Every scar Splitting at the seam If salvation needs a victim I resign To bleed for your belief [Verse 2] You stitched A sermon to my skin Alphabet of scabs Where do I begin Photographs of faces Taped over mirrors "I'm doing this for you" Gets quieter And clearer [Chorus] Carve me open like a question (I was never pure) Halo made of IV tubing Strangled Insecure Every scar Splitting at the seam If salvation needs a victim I resign To bleed for your belief [Bridge] Stop saying "almost there" Your heaven smells Like unwashed hair I bit through the gag To say "if this is grace Then let it rot away" [Chorus] Carve me open like a question (I was never pure) Halo made of IV tubing Strangled Insecure Every scar Splitting at the seam If salvation needs a victim Write my name In someone else's screams Write my name In someone else's screams
