Knuckles On The Bible

[Verse 1]
Every night, same fight, same script
Phone face-down, but the itch still twitch
Cabinet callin' like a long-lost friend
"It's just one sip" — I know how that ends
Jaw locked
Heart hot
Pacing in the hallway, talking to the clock
"God, are you up?
‘Cause I'm stuck in my skull"
Got a sober body
But a poisoned pulse
[Chorus]
Knuckles on the Bible, teeth in the glass (hey!)
Beggin’ for forgiveness while I want my past
God, can you hear me when my halo slips?
I'm screaming at the mirror with a split-up lip
Sober in the morning, but my rage won't quit
I’m praying with a mouth that still tastes like sin
Knuckles on the Bible, blood on my fist
If you’re really with me, don’t let me drink to exist
[Verse 2]
Wake up mad at the man in the frame
Same old scars, brand-new shame
Eyes like coals, veins like rope
I see every little fracture in my faith and hope
I ain't drunk
But I'm drunk on rage
Every small thing feels like a steel cage
I don't trust me when the sun goes down
When the bed feels cold
And the noise gets loud
[Bridge]
God, I don’t want it
But I want it so bad
Hands still shaking from the nights I had
If I close my eyes
Will you cut that cord?
‘Cause I’m one weak thought
From the liquor store
[Chorus]
Knuckles on the Bible, teeth in the glass
Beggin’ for forgiveness while I want my past
God, can you hear me when my halo slips?
I'm screaming at the mirror with a split-up lip
Sober in the morning, but my rage won't quit (won’t quit)
I’m praying with a mouth that still tastes like sin
Knuckles on the Bible, blood on my fist
If you’re really with me
Don’t let me drink to exist

rap, Hybrid rap-metal beat with downtuned chugs and sharp trap hi-hats, male vocals. Verses spit double-time over palm-muted riffs and sub-heavy kicks, voice gritty and close. Chorus explodes with screamed gang vocals and open chords, riding a half-time groove. Bridge strips to haunting clean guitar and distant harmonies before a final, crushing wall-of-sound outro., sleep, metal