[Intro]
Empty sink
Porcelain stare
Same old speech
Hanging in the air
[Verse 1]
You wrote your halo
On a Post-it by the door
Little yellow gospel
Curling off the wall
I drink that cheap red
Till the mirror starts to warp
You keep saying “always”
I keep hearing “not for long”
[Chorus]
I hate the ruth in the glass I break
Every kind word cuts like a blade
All your soft truth dripping down my face
I’d rather choke on the lie
Than taste the grace
I hate the ruth in the glass I break
Shards like sermons around my feet
If your love means I never escape
Let it bleed, let it bleed
[Verse 2]
You call it mercy
When you pin me with your eyes
Smile like a jury
While you swear you’re on my side
Every gentle question
Is a nail behind your back
You say “I just care”
I hear the trap
[Pre-Chorus]
Knuckles on the counter
Heartbeat in a cage
Your reflection in the fracture
Whispering my name
[Chorus]
I hate the ruth in the glass I break
Every kind word cuts like a blade
All your soft truth dripping down my face
I’d rather choke on the lie
Than taste the grace
I hate the ruth in the glass I break
Shards like sermons around my feet
If your love means I never escape
Let it bleed, let it bleed
[Bridge]
Slow breath
Tight jaw
One crack
Then more
Your halo
Hits the floor
(you asked for this)
[Build-Up]
[whispers over swelling guitars]
Say it again
Say I’ll be saved
Say I’m the one
Say it while I cave
[ROAR DROP]
[demon roars tear through the vocal tail, band slams into ultra-fast halftime groove]
[Halftime Solo Section]
[guitar screams in spiraling runs over brutal drums]
(these veins, these stains)
(this faith, this cage)
(these veins, these stains)
(this faith, this rage)
[Final Chorus]
I hate the ruth in the glass I break
Every last piece spells out your name
All your soft truth grinding into my veins
I’d rather burn in the dark
Than beg in the flame
I hate the ruth in the glass I break
Shards like sermons around my feet
If your love means I never escape
Let it bleed
Let it bleed
(let it bleed)