[Verse 1]
Hotel hallway
Mascara stain on her wrist
Room key swinging
Cheap gold
Expensive risk
He says "save me"
While he pulls at her dress
She takes his secrets
Leaves him a little less
[Chorus]
She’s a lady of the night
Holding shattered halos
Taking pieces of their souls
Like borrowed pesos
Every sinner on her skin
She still talks to heaven
God loves a lady of the night
And she’s still chosen
[Verse 2]
Wallet on the table
His wedding ring turned down
She smooths out his breathing
In this rented piece of town
She learns their birthdays
Their kids
Their failed attempts
She kisses foreheads
Whispers
"you’re not condemned"
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
When the demons come
[low vocal register] they don’t even knock
They rattle her ribs
They call her by name
Leave her hollow
Like an emptied glass
Still
She folds her hands
Mouths
"Our Father"
Over ash and perfume
Over shame
Over gloom
"I know You see me
In this neon tomb" [crescendo]
[Verse 3]
Morning finds her
Bare face in the mirror
Mascara rivers
But her eyes grow clearer
"There’s a dawn for me"
She says it soft
Then twice
"I’m not this hallway
I’m more than this price"
[Chorus]
[Outro]
One day
Different doorway
Same soul
Different fight
She’ll walk out
Sunlight on her scars
Still loved
Still God’s
Lady of the night