[Verse 1]
Kneeling in a hallway church
Tiles cracked
Candles hurt
Ash on my tongue
From every name I’ve ever cursed
Gold teeth in a broken grin
Saints carved into rusted tin
Halo in my pocket
Barter mercy for my favorite sin
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t beg
I bargain
With every ghost I’ve fed
If there’s grace
Then charge it
To the blood I never shed
[Chorus]
I wear a crown of cinders
Let the smoke anoint my skin (oh)
If I am damned forever
I’ll be the king of where I sink
I don’t need your heaven
I’ve already burned that bridge
Raise my hands like holy lightning
Charisma in the curse I live
[Verse 2]
Laughing at the sermon door
Choir hums like distant war
I sign the air
With all the vows I’ve broken before
Pocket full of crooked deals
Scripture on my steering wheel
Drive through the night
Like every prayer’s a spinning wheel
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t crawl
I’m calling
Every shadow by its name
If there’s light
It’s falling
Through the cracks I never changed
[Chorus]
I wear a crown of cinders
Let the smoke anoint my skin (hey)
If I am damned forever
I’ll be the king of where I sink
I don’t need your heaven
I’ve already burned that bridge
Raise my hands like holy lightning
Charisma in the curse I live
[Bridge]
Bless me
Bless me
Make me worse
Turn this charm into a curse (oh)
If I’m lost
I’ll lead the lost
Turn confession into cost
Every “amen” on my tongue
Tastes like iron
Tastes like flood
If there’s a gate
I’ll break it laughing
Dripping grace and velvet blood
[Chorus]
I wear a crown of cinders
Let the smoke anoint my skin
If I am damned forever
I’ll be the king of where I sink (yeah)
I don’t need your heaven
I’ve already burned that bridge
Hands raised high
A dark messiah
Charisma in the curse I live
[Outro]
Crown of cinders
On my head
If this is judgment
Let it spread
I walk smiling
Through the fire
Every sinner’s
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