[Verse 1]
You called it a choice
You called it a night
But she left with her breath
Shattered in the light
You took what was hers
Then hid in the crowd
Now the whole damn room
Should say it out loud
[Pre-Chorus]
Look at your hands
Look at her eyes
No one gets clean
When another one cries
[Chorus]
Hands in the dust
Get down on your knees
Hands in the dust
Nobody walks free
You were not owed
What you stole in the dark
Hands in the dust
That’s where cowards start
[Verse 2]
He folded her trust
Like paper and steel
Left bruises behind
And called it unreal
She carried the weight
While you kept the score
But shame is a house
You can’t lock a door
[Pre-Chorus]
Look at your hands
Look at her name
What you broke in one night
Still burns like a flame
[Chorus]
Hands in the dust
Get down on your knees
Hands in the dust
Nobody walks free
You were not owed
What you stole in the dark
Hands in the dust
That’s where cowards start
[Bridge]
Not one more excuse
Not one more alibi
The truth has a face
And it won’t look aside
For every one soul
You tried to erase
There’s a whole world rising
To put you in place
[Breakdown]
Say it clear
Say it plain
Her body is not
Your claim
[Final Chorus]
Hands in the dust
Get down on your knees
Hands in the dust
Nobody walks free
You were not owed
What you stole in the dark
Hands in the dust
That’s where cowards start
Hands in the dust
And the mirror will stay
Hands in the dust
Till you learn the shame