[Verse 1] Black scales on stone A crown of bone They knelt and smiled Then took my throne (BACKSTABBERS) I burned their names Across the sky A kingdom of ash Death's Sweet Sigh [Pre-Chorus] Still my heart Won't turn to steel For every wound I learned to kneel One warm hand Can break the curse One soft touch Undo the worst [Chorus] Hold me close Till the dark goes still In your arms Till the world doesn't kill Hold me close I am not betrayed In your arms My fire fades [Verse 2] I wore my rage Like iron chains I fed on vows I fed on pain (BASTARDS) But your breath On my throat Was the first light I let come close You found the beast You found the man You touched the wound And took my hand [Pre-Chorus] Still my heart Won't turn to stone When your body Pulls me home One warm hand Can break the curse One soft touch Undo the worst [Chorus] Hold me close Till the dark goes still In your arms Till the world doesn't kill Hold me close I am not betrayed In your arms My fire fades [Bridge] Lay your head On my scar Tell the night Who you are Let the ruin Fall away I don't want Another day I want your skin Your quiet breath I want peace Not blood or death [Final Chorus] Hold me close Till the dark goes still Till the world doesn't kill In your arms I am not betrayed My fire fades Hold me close Call me kind In your arms Leave the war behind (Hold me close) (In your arms) (Blood and Death) My fire fades
