[Intro] Soft keys in the dark Two notes Holding my throat Like a question [Verse 1] I carved your name In the back of my mind Till my thoughts caught fire And burned out the sky Knees on the floor In a room made of doubt Every prayer I release Comes back as a shout [Pre-Chorus] You said "Let go" But you tied the rope tighter (tighter) How am I supposed to rise With your weight on my spine? [Chorus] Is this love or pressure in the temple? Heartbeats breaking on your altar I keep bleeding out in your holy shadow While you call it sacred slaughter If I tear your halo from my head Will I finally feel my neck again? Is this love or pressure in the temple? Pressure in the temple [Verse 2] You drew a line Down the center of me One side saint The other side freak Every "stay" Was a quiet goodbye You baptized my fear Then drank me dry [Pre-Chorus] You said "Have faith" While you sharpened your silence (hey) Every scripture in your mouth Tastes like violence [Chorus] Is this love or pressure in the temple? Heartbeats breaking on your altar I keep bleeding out in your holy shadow While you call it sacred slaughter If I tear your halo from my head Will I finally feel my neck again? Is this love or pressure in the temple? Pressure in the temple (oh) [Bridge] [Drums drop to half-time Piano and bass pulse] I am not your vessel I am not your curse I am more than every Name I learned to rehearse If I scream your gospel Back into your chest Will the weight you gave me Fall off with the rest? [Chorus] Is this love or pressure in the temple? Heartbeats breaking on your altar I keep bleeding out in your holy shadow While you call it sacred slaughter If I tear your halo from my head Will I finally feel my neck again? Is this love or pressure in the temple? Pressure in the temple (Pressure in the temple, yeah)

Hybrid of soaring male vocals over dark, atmospheric drum & bass grooves. Intro builds from distant piano and filtered drums into a roaring wall of bass, downtuned guitars, and intricate rhythmic programming. Verses sit on half-time weight with reverb-heavy textures; chorus explodes with double-time drums, sidechained pads, and octave-layered vocals. Bridge strips to piano and ambient bass swells, then slams back in with syncopated guitar stabs and brutal fills for a final, cathartic chorus., deep, drum and bass, male vocals, sleep

Pressure in the Temple