[music box intro / violin intro 15 - 30 seconds] [Verse 1] I woke up in a place I didn’t know, With the walls breathing slow and the lights down low. There was water on the floor, there was rust on the door, There was a voice in my head saying, “You’ve been here before.” I kept my hands clean, kept my story straight, Told myself it was love, told myself it was fate. But every little lie that I pushed aside Started moving in the dark like it never died. And I don’t know how to say it, I don’t know how to start. How do you ask for mercy When you made the monster from your heart? --- [Pre-Chorus] I thought if I swallowed the worst of me, I could still become who I meant to be. But the soul don’t heal when the wound stays closed, And the thing you hide is the thing that grows. [Chorus] He’s the weight of what you wanted, He’s the shame you couldn’t kill. He’ll pull the truth out from the darkness, Make your guilty heart stand still. Oh, where did you run? Where did you hide? When did the thing you buried Start looking back with your eyes? [post chorus ] He is lust, he is punishment, He’s the love you turned to hell. And the whole town keeps on ringing, Like a church without a bell. [Verse 2] There’s a woman in the mirror with a stranger’s face, And every time she smiles, I can feel my blame. I reach out for her hand, but the glass turns cold, Like the memory of someone I refused to hold. I said pain was mercy, I said want was truth, I called it devotion when I was using you. Now the fog rolls in and the sirens cry, And the man in the metal never asks me why. He just keeps on walking, Like he knows what I’ve done. Dragging every secret That I thought I could outrun. [Pre-Chorus 2] I thought if I buried the guilt in me, I could dress it up as destiny. But the heart don’t lie when the lights go low, And the thing you fear is the thing you owe. [Chorus] He’s the weight of what you wanted, He’s the shame you couldn’t kill. He’ll pull the truth out from the darkness, Make your guilty heart stand still. Oh, where did you run? Where did you hide? When did the thing you buried Start looking back with your eyes? [post chorus] He is lust, he is punishment, He’s the love you turned to hell. And the whole town keeps on ringing, Like a church without a bell. [instrumental break] [Final Chorus] He’s the weight of what you wanted, He’s the shame you couldn’t kill. He’ll pull the truth out from the darkness, Make your guilty heart stand still. Oh, where did you run? Where did you hide? When did the thing you buried Start looking back with your eyes? He is lust, he is punishment, He’s the love you turned to hell. And the whole town keeps on ringing, Like a church without a bell. He’s the weight of what you wanted, He’s the shame you couldn’t kill. And if the truth comes walking toward you, Maybe you were standing still. Oh, where did you run? Where did you hide? When did the thing you buried Start looking back with your eyes? [fade]
