[Verse 1]
Candles crowd my eyes
Still the corners stay so black
Every flame a little liar
Every prayer just pulls me back
Iron on my tongue
Taste of war I never chose
Wounds that look like silver flowers
Thorns beneath the petals' glow
[Chorus]
Surrounded by light
But I walk in the dark
Hear every hymn
Still I carry the mark
I feel that intoxicating pain
And I’m numb
I’m numb again
I try to forgive
But the scars never rest
I know I’ll never forget
I know I’ll never forget (never forget)
[Verse 2]
Church bells choke the dawn
Ringing names I used to say
Armor hanging in the hallway
Still remembers how you prayed
Ghosts around the table
Drinking from a broken grail
Blessing every past betrayal
Calling it a holy tale
[Chorus]
Surrounded by light
But I walk in the dark
Hear every hymn
Still I carry the mark
I feel that intoxicating pain
And I’m numb
I’m numb again
I try to forgive
But the scars never rest
I know I’ll never forget
I know I’ll never forget (never forget)
[Bridge]
[Harp and low choir enter]
I laid your name on the altar stone
Whispered peace in an ancient tongue
But my hands still shake like a hunted drum
Every time your shadow comes
[Drums and guitars rise]
So take your crown
Take your sainted lies
I’ll keep my rage
Sharpened and alive
[Chorus]
Surrounded by light
But I walk in the dark
Hear every hymn
Still I carry the mark
I feel that intoxicating pain
And I’m numb
I’m numb again
I try to forgive
But the scars never rest
I know I’ll never forget
I know I’ll never forget
(Never forgive, never forget)