[Verse 1]
Guard the gate
Heart
Body
Soul and faith
You walk in
Like a hymn I can’t erase
Sugar on your tongue
And I taste my old mistakes
Every promise that you hum
Makes my ribcage quake
[Pre-Chorus]
I wanna be sacred
Safe and holy
But you’re pulling my halo down
How do I let it
How do I let it walk away now
[Chorus]
Guard the gate (guard the gate)
When the sweet talk starts to shake me
Teach these trembling hands to stay
Teach these trembling hands to stay
I wanna be sacred
Safe and holy
Even when your shadow calls my name
Guard the gate
Guard the gate
Till the burning turns to grace
[Verse 2]
Your perfume
In the pews of my old room
Old letters in a box
Like little loaded moons
You sway close
And my blue heart starts to rave
Every step you steal
Feels halfway to the grave
[Pre-Chorus]
I wanna be sacred
Safe and holy
But you’re pulling my halo down
How do I let it
How do I let it walk away now
[Chorus]
Guard the gate (oh, guard the gate)
When the sweet talk starts to shake me
Teach these trembling hands to stay
Teach these trembling hands to stay
I wanna be sacred
Safe and holy
Even when your shadow calls my name
Guard the gate
Guard the gate
Till the burning turns to grace
[Bridge]
Spin me slow in this blue light
Let the truth cut through the glare
If my heart can’t trust my body
Tie my feet right to this prayer (hey)
[Chorus]
Guard the gate (guard the gate)
When the sweet talk starts to shake me
Teach these trembling hands to stay
Teach these trembling hands to stay
I wanna be sacred
Safe and holy
Even when your shadow calls my name
Guard the gate
Guard the gate
Till the burning turns to grace