[Verse 1]
Black wings
Tar on the feathers
Halo like
A rusted tether
I bled
On the church gate iron
Watched faith
Start a house fire
You prayed
For a pretty savior
I came
With a broken saber
Your cross
Is a crooked tower
My scars
Are a darker power
[Chorus]
I am the dark angel
Banner in the storm
Ripping out the roots of your brittle little world
I am the dark angel
Crown of nails and thorns
If I burn in heaven
I’ll be king below the floor
[Verse 2]
Cheap saints
Sold you a confession
Wet ink
On a dead conviction
Your god
Is a glass cathedral
Thin walls
Hide a thousand evils
I drink
Every vow you wasted
Cold truth
On your holy faces
Kneel down
At the edge of ruin
I’m the
Answer to the doom you’re choosing
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Every lie you preach
I bite back harder (bite back harder)
Every chain you forge
I wear as armor (wear as armor)
Every burning stake just lights my altar
I rise
I rise
I rise [crescendo]
[growled ad-lib]
No more crowns for cowards
No more thrones for frauds
[Chorus]