[Intro] male: I woke up in the wreckage— [Verse 1] male: War behind my ribs again Good and evil wearing my skin One voice calling me a curse One voice pulling me to church Swinging at the dark I made Darkness swinging back the same Every time I think it’s dead It stands up inside my head [Pre-Chorus] male: I DON’T KNOW WHICH SIDE I’M ON! female: Come out of the ash! male: I CAN FEEL IT PULLING BOTH WAYS! female: Lay it on the altar! Both: NOW! [Chorus] Both: ASH AND ALTAR! Fire and a name! Burn what I was! Drag me out of the flame! I’m the fight and the failure! The sinner and the saint! ASH AND ALTAR! I CAN’T STAY THIS WAY! [Verse 2] male: Evil doesn’t kick the door It sounds like me, I’ve heard it before A thought I never asked to keep A grave I dug ten thousand deep I tried to save myself in vain Tried to outrun my own name You can’t punch your way to whole From a pit you call a soul [Pre-Chorus] male: I’M SICK OF WARS I NEVER WIN! female: Come out of the ash! male: IF GRACE IS REAL THEN PULL ME IN! female: Lay it on the altar! Both: NOW! [Chorus] Both: ASH AND ALTAR! Fire and a name! Burn what I was! Drag me out of the flame! I’m the fight and the failure! The sinner and the saint! ASH AND ALTAR! I CAN’T STAY THIS WAY! [Bridge] female: You don’t have to finish the war you started You don’t have to carry the knife The good you can’t reach on your own Is standing here with life male: TAKE THE PART OF ME THAT LOVES THE DARK TAKE THE PART THAT WANTS TO RUN IF THE ALTAR IS A GRAVE THEN BURY ME AND RAISE WHATEVER’S LEFT WHEN YOU ARE DONE Both: NOT BY MY STRENGTH NOT BY MY NAME THE GOSPEL IS A FIRE AND I WALK OUT OF THE FLAME! [Breakdown] male: I was ash— female: Now I’m an offering! male: I was war— female: Now I’m a living thing! Both: GOOD AND EVIL TORE ME OPEN ONLY ONE OF THEM CAN WIN Both: ASH! Both: ALTAR! [Final Chorus] Both: ASH AND ALTAR! Fire and a name! Burn what I was! Drag me out of the flame! I’m not the fight anymore! I’m the one You remake! ASH AND ALTAR! I WON’T STAY THIS WAY! ASH AND ALTAR! Leave the dead man in the dirt! ASH AND ALTAR! GOOD HAS THE FINAL WORD! [Outro] male: I came here conflicted— female: You don’t leave the same. male: You don't leave the same female: ohhh male: I CAN'T STAY THIS WAY
