[Verse 1]
Plastic beads in the gutter
Purple
Green
Gold on the floor
Last night’s crown in the bathroom
King of nothing
On all fours
Glitter stuck to my cheekbones
Sticky rum breath
Busted knees
We were saints of the side streets
Praying hard to bad ideas
[Chorus]
Ash on Bourbon
Wash it down
We burn it all
Then kiss the ground
Forty days to starve the stain
Cross on my face
Mud in my veins
Ash on Bourbon
Broken choir
We trade our fever for a fire
Give up the flesh
Choke on regret
But we ain’t done with our debt
[Verse 2]
Masks off
Sky looking sober
Parade ghosts haunt the tracks
Plastic cups in the churchyard
Choir kids in paper hats
Line up
Hungover halos
Eyes red
Hands still shaking
Father draws a dusty cross
Over all the rules we’re breaking
[Chorus]
Ash on Bourbon
Wash it down
We burn it all
Then kiss the ground
Forty days to starve the stain
Cross on my face
Mud in my veins
Ash on Bourbon
Broken choir
We trade our fever for a fire
Give up the flesh
Choke on regret
But we ain’t done with our debt
[Bridge]
Fish on Friday
Bite my tongue (yeah)
Dream of grease I used to breathe
I’m chewing on all my hunger now
But the hunger’s chewing me
I swear I’ll be better this season
Till the trumpets call again
I’ll crawl from the pew to the pavement
To go bleed with my old friends (hey!)
[Chorus]
Ash on Bourbon
Wash it down
We burn it all
Then kiss the ground
Forty days to starve the stain
Cross on my face
Mud in my veins
Ash on Bourbon
Broken choir
We trade our fever for a fire
Give up the flesh
Choke on regret
We keep sin cheap
But it’s debt on debt