[Verse 1]
You move like a midnight sermon
Black dress like a closed confession
Laugh low, say I look like heaven
“C’mon angel, come learn your lesson”
You trace where my faith starts shaking
Cold hands where my ribs stop praying
You say, “Tell me where your God is now”
When my halo hits your mouth
[Pre-Chorus]
You drag your teeth through every promise
Turn my “no” to “maybe I want this”
Every scripture on my tongue goes numb
When you say, “Don’t run”
[Chorus]
Lay me down in your serpent’s den
Holy hands on unholy skin
If I get burned, I’ll crawl again
Seraph in your serpent’s den
Halo slipping where your teeth have been
Every sin tastes like medicine
If I get saved, I’ll fall again
Seraph in your serpent’s den
[Verse 2]
You talk like a choir on fire
Soft hymns over sharpened wire
You say, “You were built for altars
Let me see how your halo falters”
Fingertips draw crosses on me
Nails dig like you’re gonna haunt me
You swear you’re just killing time
While you tattoo hell on my spine
[Pre-Chorus]
You turn my spine into a rosary
Count each vertebra like you own me
Every prayer I almost send above
Drowns in your blood-warm love
[Chorus]
Lay me down in your serpent’s den
Holy hands on unholy skin
If I get burned, I’ll crawl again
Seraph in your serpent’s den
Halo slipping where your teeth have been
Every sin tastes like medicine
If I get saved, I’ll fall again
Seraph in your serpent’s den
[Bridge]
Angel on my shoulder, looking away
Demon in your bedroom, begging I stay
Feathers on the floor with the clothes we shed
Wings don’t work with your hands on my neck
If this is worship, I’m past repent
Tongue on the altar, taste of cement
Crown made of barbed wire, pressed in deep
You say, “Jump,” and I say, “How deep?”
[Break / Alt Chorus – heavier]
Bite down, let the halo break
Cut lines in the vows I made
If I walk out, I’m walking maimed
Branded by the sound of your name
Fang marks in my Sunday best
Blood rain on my white-knit chest
If I get free, I’ll crawl again
Seraph in your serpent’s den
[Final Chorus – big, drawn out]
Lay me down in your serpent’s den
Holy hands on unholy skin
If I get burned, I’ll crawl again
Seraph in your serpent’s den
Halo slipping where your teeth have been
Every sin tastes like medicine
If I get saved, I’ll fall again
Seraph in your serpent’s… den
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