[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)