[Verse 1]
He came down in gold
With a mouth full of smoke
Taught men to sharpen
Then watched the steel broke
Marked with the desert
Marked with the blame
He fed on the hunger
And answered to no name
[Pre-Chorus]
Nine hands in the dust
One crown in the ash
He sold what was sacred
For a split-second flash
The rope got tighter
The sky went black
You hear that laughter?
It don't come back
[Chorus]
Azazel, take the fall
Azazel, take the fall
Black wings on the wall
Azazel, take the fall
(black wings)
(take the fall)
Azazel, take the fall
Azazel, take the fall
[Verse 2]
They built him a fire
By the edge of the sand
But he walked through the teeth
With a knife in his hand
He kissed every warning
Like a coin in his teeth
Then swallowed the thunder
And slept underneath
[Pre-Chorus]
Nine bells in the dark
One knock at the gate
He wore every sin
Like a name he could hate
The choir got colder
The brass ran red
What crawled from the ceiling
Would stay in your head
[Chorus]
Azazel, take the fall
Azazel, take the fall
Black wings on the wall
Azazel, take the fall
(black wings)
(take the fall)
Azazel, take the fall
Azazel, take the fall
[Bridge]
Now the mountain remembers
Every word that burned
Every vow in the ruins
Every lesson unearned
If you call out his shadow
It answers in flame
Not a saint, not a savior
Just a cut and a name
[Chorus]
Azazel, take the fall
Azazel, take the fall
Black wings on the wall
Azazel, take the fall
(black wings)
(take the fall)
Azazel, take the fall
Azazel, take the fall