[Verse 1]
Ravens on the rafters
Ink-stained hands that shake
Empty glass on the table
Another fevered wake
Moonlight through the shutters
Pages torn and cold
Every tale I ever told
Is clawing at my throat
[Chorus]
Lord
Help my poor soul
I am tired
I am torn
All my ghosts surround me now
Every sin I ever wore
Lord
Help my poor soul
As the dark collects its toll
If this be my final line
Let that be my only cry
Lord
Help my poor soul
[Verse 2]
Footsteps in the alley
Faces blur and sway
Echoes of a lost love
Call me far away
Broken-hearted dreamer
Vagrant in the rain
Every whispered accusation
Branded with my name
[Chorus]
Lord
Help my poor soul
I am tired
I am torn
All my ghosts surround me now
Every sin I ever wore
Lord
Help my poor soul
As the dark collects its toll
If this be my final line
Let that be my only cry
Lord
Help my poor soul
[Bridge]
[Acoustic and violin only
Tempo drops]
Candle guttered low
City spinning slow
Is that you
Lenore?
Say it isn’t so
Tell them I was faithful
Tell them I was true
Tell them every wicked verse
Was just me bleeding through
[Half-time build
Drums and guitars swell]
If there is a mercy
Waiting past this door
Let it rise above the roar
Let it cover what came before
[Chorus]
Lord
Help my poor soul
I am tired
I am torn
All my ghosts surround me now
Every sin I ever wore
Lord
Help my poor soul
As the dark collects its toll
If this be my final line
Carved in ashes on the floor
Lord
Help my poor soul
(lord, help my poor soul)