[Intro]
Ash on the doorway, salt in the cup
Somebody marked me, somebody's luck
A cold little promise scratched into the floor
Now every good thing limps out the door
[Verse 1]
You tied black thread around my name
Fed my photograph to a candle flame
Buried my button beneath dead ground
Then smiled when the bad wind came around
I felt that pressure behind my eyes
Heard your soft curse dressed up in lies
But I know the hand that throws that stone
And I know how to stand alone
[Chorus]
You hexed me, honey, but I won't bend
Your curse came crawling, it met its end
I send it back through the dirt and flame
Take your crooked spell and choke on my name
[Verse 2]
There was a red mark under my bed
Three bent nails and a word unsaid
A blue vein jumped in the bathroom glass
Your little night work couldn't last
I walked through thunder with my coat pulled tight
Kept one clear eye on the porch all night
The moon went pale, the floorboards cried
But your bad magic lost its bite
[Chorus]
You hexed me, honey, but I won't bend
Your curse came crawling, it met its end
I send it back through the dirt and flame
Take your crooked spell and choke on my name
[Break]
Move—when the black bell rings
Run—when the dead bell sings
No chain, no grave, no borrowed skin
You cast it out, I cast it in
[Bridge]
I broke the circle with a heel of iron
Burned your letter till the smoke climbed higher
Whatever you buried, I dug it free
Whatever you wanted, it won't own me
[Final Chorus]
You hexed me, honey, but I won't bend
Your curse came crawling, it met its end
I send it back through the dirt and flame
Take your crooked spell and choke on my name
[Outro]
Ash on the doorway, wind in the wire
Your little curse went up in fire
Say my name once—say it plain
I walk out clean through the falling rain