[Verse 1]
Pearls in my hair
Dirt in my teeth
You signed my name
Then buried me deep
Cold on your thumb
My ring on her hand
You toasted the will
While I learned how to stand
[Pre-Chorus]
I clawed through roses
Roots in my veins
I came up laughing
Saying all your names
[Chorus]
I’m the bride of the second wake
Veil of ash
Bouquet of rage
You thought I would rot
But I came back
To collect what you took
To redraw the past
I’m the bride of the second wake
Hear the vows in the glass you break
You can kiss her hand
But you’ll taste my grave
When I cut your name
From the stone you gave
[Verse 2]
He found my grave
Gentle and bright
Candle in hand
Apologized twice
Eyes full of storms
Heart still alive
I felt my spine
Remember the bride
[Pre-Chorus]
He whispered stories
Shook when he prayed
I almost reached him
Pulled him down my way
[Chorus]
I’m the bride of the second wake
Veil of ash
Bouquet of rage
You thought I would rot
But I came back
To collect what you took
To redraw the past
I’m the bride of the second wake
Hear the vows in the glass you break
You can kiss her hand
But you’ll taste my grave
When I cut your name
From the stone you gave
[Bridge]
He belongs to the breathing
To soft kitchen light
To coffee at sunrise
To simple
Clean nights
I belong to the silence
To thunder and worms
To the promise you twisted
To the way that it burns
[Bridge]
So I let him go
(oh oh)
I unlace my fingers
From his shadow
I bless his new ring
I swallow my "stay"
You walk through the door
But you don’t walk away
[Chorus]
I’m the bride of the second wake
You will choke on the wine you taste
Every tender word you ever faked
Etched in fire on your pretty face
I’m the bride of the second wake
Let him live in the sun you stained
I will haunt every breath you take
Till the dirt spells out
How you wrote my name
[Outro]
Pearls in the mud
Blood on your sleeve
He walks to the altar
You walk into me
Saying “I do”
To the hole you made
And I finally smile
From inside your grave