[Verse 1]
Neon cross on a motel wall
Rosary swinging from a bruised right hand
Ink on skin, old Latin scars
Two shadows kneel, then they start to stand
Barroom breath and broken glass
Laughter cut by a desperate prayer
"Lord, you know the ones we hunt"
They load the truth, climb the creaking stair
[Chorus]
We are the saints, we are the sinners
Brothers in blood, in borrowed grace
Veritas, Aequitas
Name by name, we face to face
If there's a hell, we'll share the fire
If there's a judge, we'll take the stand
We are the saints, we are the sinners
Guns and gospel in our hands (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Old hymn hums through a cracked church door
Candles shake as the thunder rolls
Murphy laughs with a split lip grin
Connor counts the uncounted souls
Whiskey burn and a whispered creed
"Family first, then the wicked fall"
Rope and duct tape, a whispered psalm
Rain on stone, echo down the hall
[Chorus]
We are the saints, we are the sinners
Brothers in blood, in borrowed grace
Veritas, Aequitas
Name by name, we face to face
If there's a hell, we'll share the fire
If there's a judge, we'll take the stand
We are the saints, we are the sinners
Guns and gospel in our hands (oh yeah)
[Bridge]
[Drums drop, low fiddle and tin whistle over a marching floor tom]
Down these streets, our penance paid
Green flag ghosts in the city shade
Mother's prayers in our ringing ears
Every shot line breaks the years
(So say a prayer)
For the wolves that guard
(So say a prayer)
For the broken law
(So say a prayer)
For the blood we taste
As we carve one more name in the dark
[Chorus]
We are the saints, we are the sinners
Brothers in blood, in borrowed grace
Veritas, Aequitas
Name by name, we face to face
If there's a hell, we'll share the fire
If there's a judge, we'll take the stand
We are the saints, we are the sinners
Last amen in a dying land