[Verse 1] Ash in the mortar Gold dust on the floor Every sigil out of order Locked the rusted door Hair tied with crimson thread Hands shaking over flame Read the warning in the margins Spoke the buried name [Chorus] Now the glass runs red The circle cracks Every shadow turning back to watch me I taste the smoke I feel it work I am bound inside The alchemist's curse (ahh) The alchemist's curse [Verse 2] Moon pressed against the pane Wax rivers on the stone Whispered numbers Fevered prayers Trading marrow for the unknown Something breathing in the jars Eyes behind the veil Every promise carved in metal Til the metal screamed and failed [Chorus] Now the glass runs red The circle cracks Every shadow turning back to watch me I taste the smoke I feel it work I am bound inside The alchemist's curse (ohh, I called, it answered) The alchemist's curse [Bridge] [chants rise Low and layered] One drop too deep Three turns too far I stitched my soul To a dying star Name on my tongue Name in my lungs It lives in my blood Where it once was my God [Chorus] Now the glass runs red The circle cracks Every shadow turning back to watch me I taste the smoke I feel it work I am bound inside The alchemist's curse (whisper: you asked, it heard) The alchemist's curse
