[Verse 1]
Numb knuckles on the scripture spine
Bent pages cut my hands again
I trace the margins like a maze
Every promise eats my faith
You said You'd meet me in the dark
All I taste is dust and doubt
I keep my questions in a jar
Shake it hard
Nothing falls out
[Chorus]
This is my papercut redemption
Bleeding out on every line
If You're there
Then say something
Or just watch me cross the line
I am tearing at the heavens
Till my fingers start to slide
Losing faith in Your reflection
But I still ache
I still ache inside (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Cross hanging from the rearview swing
Rattles every time I swear
I talk to it like it talks back
Just my echo in the air
I carved Your name into my skin
Till the letters blurred and ran
If I'm created in Your image
Why do I feel less than man?
[Chorus]
This is my papercut redemption
Bleeding out on every line
If You're there
Then say something
Or just watch me cross the line
I am tearing at the heavens
Till my fingers start to slide
Losing faith in Your reflection
But I still ache
I still ache inside
[Bridge]
[Drop to almost whispered vocal over sparse guitar]
I am not Your soldier
I am not Your son
I am just the distance
Between silence and a loaded tongue
[Band slams back in
Full screams]
ARE YOU LISTENING?
OR AM I TALKING TO MYSELF?
I PULLED THE NAILS OUT
DID I FREE YOU OR MYSELF?
I DON'T WANT A HAPPY ENDING
I JUST WANT TO HEAR A SOUND
ANYTHING
ANYTHING
ANYTHING
[Final Chorus]
This is my papercut redemption
Every question
Every scar
If You won't come down and save me
I'll scream up at empty stars
I am tearing at the heavens
Till my voice is cracked and dry
I am angry
I am hopeful
I am breaking
But my hands
Still reach the sky (woah)