[Intro]
[choir humming low]
Used to pray in that back row
Hands up, eyes closed, halo
Now the church doors crack slow
Let the devil in the black robe
[Verse 1]
They said I was chosen, yeah, chosen for grace
Till they bled me for favors, put dirt on my name
Fed me their verses, then left me in flames
Now I baptize in blood, let it wash off the shame
I was the good one, the quiet one, holding the line
Till they crossed it, laughed in my face, called it fine
Now I walk in the ash of that shrine
Every stained-glass saint gonna watch me align
[Pre-Chorus]
You ain’t ready for this sermon
You ain’t ready for this crown
You ain’t ready for these curses
When I lay your heaven down (say amen)
[Chorus]
Choir of the damned, sing loud for me (for me)
Black-robed beast in the balcony
I was your good man, your golden seed
Now I’m your nightmare, off the leash
Fuck your mercy, I don’t need peace
I wear my scars like holy ink
Choir of the damned, raise hell for me
I turned to a monster you helped me be (hallelujah)
[Verse 2]
You fed me to wolves, told me “offer your cheek”
Now I carve my commandments in bone of the weak
Every “brother” that smiled while I starved in the pew
Gonna kneel in the dark while I preach what is true
I’m the desecration walking down your aisle
Every step a curse, every breath on fire
You made this demon, don’t look surprised
When the halo you bent becomes your wire
[Pre-Chorus]
You ain’t ready for redemption
You just scared of what you made
You ain’t ready for reflection
When my shadow eats your faith (can I get a witness)
[Chorus]
Choir of the damned, sing loud for me (for me)
Black-robed beast in the balcony
I was your good man, your golden seed
Now I’m your nightmare, off the leash
Fuck your mercy, I don’t need peace
I wear my scars like holy ink
Choir of the damned, raise hell for me
I turned to a monster you helped me be
[Bridge]
[beat drops to distant drums, choir chanting]
Amen to the anger
Amen to the rot
You stabbed my back in that holy spot
Now every psalm is a kill-shot plot
I’m the prayer you can’t unsay
The curse you tried to hide away
You made a villain out of clay
Now choke on the god you tried to break (yeah)
[Chorus]
Choir of the damned, sing loud for me (for me)
Black-robed beast in the balcony
I was your good man, your golden seed
Now I’m your nightmare, off the leash
Fuck your mercy, I don’t need peace
I wear my scars like holy ink
Choir of the damned, raise hell for me
I turned to a monster you helped me be (hallelujah)
[Outro]
[choir fading, warped]
Good man gone
Good man gone
Turn the lights off
Let the demons sing on