[Verse 1]
I read the smoke for you
I read the salt in your hand
I said the hour was near
You said, “I understand”
I wore a gold lit crown
From the dust of your room
I learned your little fears
Then I fed them to bloom
[Pre-Chorus]
I traced your vows in chalk
Then I crossed them out
I kissed your open doubt
And dressed it up as truth
[Chorus]
Ave, ave
Saint of ash, saint of ash
Ave, ave
I kiss and I backstab fast
Ave, ave
Watch the old world crack
Ave, ave
I’ll lead you to the black
[Verse 2]
I moved the keys by hand
So the door would turn
I lit a match in your prayer
Let the witness learn
I smiled like mercy, baby
While I cut the thread
Now every faithful mouth
Speaks what I planted there
[Pre-Chorus]
I turned your hope to glass
Held it to the light
You saw a shining sign
I saw the coming night
[Chorus]
Ave, ave
Saint of ash, saint of ash
Ave, ave
I kiss and I backstab fast
Ave, ave
Watch the old world crack
Ave, ave
I’ll lead you to the black
[Bridge]
Lay down your name
Lay down your face
I made a ladder
From the trust I took in place
Kyrie, Kyrie
Hear the room go still
I’m the calm you followed
Till I broke your will
[Final Chorus]
Ave, ave
Saint of ash, saint of ash
Ave, ave
I kiss and I backstab fast
Ave, ave
Watch the old world crack
Ave, ave
I’ll lead you to the black
Ave, ave
Saint of ash, saint of ash
Ave, ave
Now the verdict’s cast