[Verse 1]
I wore the flag like a bruise
Pinned to my jacket sleeve
Mama said, "Boy, come home"
But home got teeth and knees
We marched past the butcher shop
Past mannequins with crowns
The windows bared their porcelain gums
And swallowed the whole town
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that drum in the ground
Like a fist under stone
If they call me to the edge
I'll go with my bones
[Chorus]
Raise it high, raise it high
Paper flag and razor sky
Raise it high, raise it high
We were born to terrify
(terrify)
Raise it high, raise it high
Bite the moon and split the lie
Raise it high, raise it high
We don't sleep, we multiply
[Verse 2]
I saw the tanks with flower eyes
Crawling through the grain
Their headlights kissed the scarecrow face
Then laughed in the rain
The general wore a rabbit grin
A wound where his voice should be
He said, "Son, make history"
Then handed me a key
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that siren croon
From the mouth of the moon
If the dark wants my name
Let it learn it soon
[Chorus]
Raise it high, raise it high
Paper flag and razor sky
Raise it high, raise it high
We were born to terrify
(terrify)
Raise it high, raise it high
Bite the moon and split the lie
Raise it high, raise it high
We don't sleep, we multiply
[Bridge]
[Breakdown]
Hands in the mud
Mouth full of thunder
We are the house
That the wolves pull under
Bone-beat, sermon-scars
Clockwork saints in cages
I kept my fear in a tin can
And kicked it through the ages
[Final Chorus]
Raise it high, raise it high
Paper flag and razor sky
Raise it high, raise it high
We were born to terrify
(terrify)
Raise it high, raise it high
Bite the moon and split the lie
Raise it high, raise it high
We don't sleep, we multiply
(we multiply)