[Verse 1]
Boots on the cinder floor
Chain on my throat, still more
I bit my tongue till it bled
Kept the black room in my head
Mama said, "Boy, don't stare"
I fed that fear to the air
I learned the ache, learned the bite
Turned my own scars into night
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands on the door
Hear it shake
I found a way
Through the quake
Heart in my teeth
Skin in the flame
Say my name
Then say it again
[Chorus]
Drink the darkness
Drink it in
Drink the darkness
From within
Drink the darkness
Make it mine
Drink the darkness
One more time
[Verse 2]
Iron in my lungs when I run
Ash on my knuckles, still stun
No sleep, just static in my skull
I make the dead room feel full
They want a clean little boy
I bring the wreck and the noise
I came up hard, came up raw
Clawed through the crack in the wall
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands on the door
Hear it shake
I found a way
Through the quake
Heart in my teeth
Skin in the flame
Say my name
Then say it again
[Chorus]
Drink the darkness
Drink it in
Drink the darkness
From within
Drink the darkness
Make it mine
Drink the darkness
One more time
[Bridge]
[Half-time breakdown]
If I fall, let me fall like steel
If I break, let it all turn real
No fake light, no soft lie
I was born in the deep black sky
[Final Chorus]
Drink the darkness
Drink it in
Drink the darkness
From within
Drink the darkness
Make it mine
Drink the darkness
One more time
Drink the darkness
Say my name
Drink the darkness
Feed the flame