Wake with a Mark ( Sunless Shadow Slave)

[Intro] Mother named him Sunless Shadow on her arms that day Eclipse over rusted rooftops Blocked-out gold that slipped away [Verse 1] Parents gone his sister adopted Nobody wanted me Alley taught him mercy’s weakness Sharp glass Thin air Learned to sip rain from the rust Learned people don’t care Sleeping scared But sleeping alone [Pre-Chorus] Then the Spell slipped in like hunger Slid through his breathing [low vocal register] Eyes stitched with sleep Pulled through the floor Into something deep [Chorus] Sunless Stuck between the concrete and the nightmare Every time you close your eyes You’re dying out there Bleed in the dark Then wake with a mark You live But you’re never the same Sunless Every single sunrise feels like borrowed Seven little days until you’re swallowed Drag of the deep You run but you keep Crawling back into the flame Sunless Verse 2] Iron on my wrists Dust in my teeth Temple brand burning Like it’s under my skin They trade our names For numbers and chains Shadow on the cart roof Laughs when our ribs show Tyrant monster thing stalking Outside the wheels Teeth like daggers Eyes like steel Guard starts shaking Slave starts praying I start smiling ‘cause I feel something breaking [Bridge] [brittle spoken-word Almost a hiss] I am not chosen I just refuse Refuse to die To starve on cue Refuse that god They carved in ash Refuse the script They tied to my back [low vocal register] I wake once again [Chorus] Sunless Stuck between the concrete and the nightmare Every time you close your eyes You’re dying out there Bleed in the dark Then wake with a mark You live But you’re never the same Sunless Every single sunrise feels like borrowed Thirty little days until you’re swallowed Drag of the deep You run but you keep Crawling back into the flame Sunless [Verse 3] [whispered vocals] Times up again thirty days gone Preparation complete sleeps come Sunless sinks slow Eyes stitched with sleep Pulled through the floor Into something deep World of water Blind and drowning Swim up to a Forgotten Shore Coral like hands Claw at his knees Sea crusted monsters Howling disease Every new scar Burns like a vow Each step he takes Cracks in the ground [Pre-Chorus] Here comes that tide again Ink crawling up the sky He feels his fear Then lets it slide [Chorus] Sunless Stuck between the concrete and the nightmare Every time you close your eyes You’re dying out there Bleed in the dark Then wake with a mark You live But you’re never the same Sunless Every single sunrise feels like borrowed Thirty little days gone you’re hallowed Drag of the deep You run but you keep Crawling back into her flame Sunless [Outro] Monsters recede Stillness at last Sunless stands tall Breathing in gasps World made of ash Ocean of screams One fragile spark Burning through dreams [brittle spoken-word Almost a hiss] Betrayed by a friend Bound to the one left behind That's my life here we go again