[Verse 1] They told me, die before you die Fold up the name you wear But under stone and candle smoke I found a darker prayer A black cup passed from hand to hand In a room with no moonlight One sip, and every little lie Came apart in the night [Pre-Chorus] My face fell into dust My story hit the floor I thought I’d disappear But I became much more [Chorus] Die before you die Die before you die I lost my little name And found the flood inside Die before you die Die before you die When the old self broke apart I did not run and hide [Verse 2] They sealed the recipe in fear Called women witches then Called wonder superstition And shut the temple in But the roots kept growing wild Under churches, under rules In every cracked and crowded heart The old truth crept back through [Pre-Chorus] A measured dose of night A trembling open door What I thought was only me Was never me before [Chorus] Die before you die Die before you die I lost my little name And found the flood inside Die before you die Die before you die When the old self broke apart I did not run and hide [Bridge] Now I walk among the living Less alone than I was Every face in the wet street Feels like blood and dust and love If the body is a border Then the soul can cross it still I learned it in the dark And I’m learning it until [Chorus] Die before you die Die before you die I lost my little name And found the flood inside Die before you die Die before you die When the old self broke apart I did not run and hide
