[Intro]
[Violin crying low
Distant]
Breath on the window
Ash on my tongue
Name on a bottle
Fading
[Verse 1]
I made a home
In the hollow of my chest
Built it from grudges
And old cigarette burns
You said my shadow
Was the only thing I loved
You were right
It still returns
[Chorus]
Venom in my veins
You’re the poison and the cure
Drag me through the grave till I don’t recognise the hurt
Bring me back to life from the center of the fire
I will rise
I will rise
I will rise like a phoenix from the dirt (oh)
Venom in my veins
But I’m crawling toward the dawn
[Verse 2]
The mirror keeps
A list of my mistakes
Written in fingerprints
And cheap hotel soap
I wear your voice
Like a rope around my throat
Every word a knot
Every silence
Hope
[Chorus]
Venom in my veins
You’re the poison and the cure
Drag me through the grave till I don’t recognise the hurt
Bring me back to life from the center of the fire
I will rise
I will rise
I will rise like a phoenix from the dirt (yeah)
Venom in my veins
But I’m crawling toward the dawn
[Bridge]
If I burn
Let it be for something
If I fall
Let it be from trying
If I scream
Let it shake your quiet room
If I live
Let it be defying (oh)
[Chorus]
Venom in my veins
You’re the poison and the cure
Drag me through the grave till I don’t recognise the hurt
Bring me back to life from the center of the fire
I will rise
I will rise
I will rise like a phoenix from the dirt
Venom in my veins
But I’m walking toward the dawn
Yeah
I’m walking toward the dawn (bring me back to life)