[Verse 1]
I kept your name
Like a lock in my jaw
Held every slight
Like a stone in my palm
I watched the cracks
Move under your door
You smiled too clean
Now I know what for
[Pre-Chorus]
The air went thin
The room turned bare
I saw your face
And no one there
[Chorus]
The veil is coming down
The veil is coming down
I see you clear now
I see you clear now
The time to forgive is over
The time to forgive is over
I held it long enough
I let it go, I let it go
[Verse 2]
You wore the truth
Like a coat too nice
But the thread came loose
In the cold white light
Every promise you made
Turned to dust on my tongue
I bit my peace
Till the bite got numb
[Pre-Chorus]
Now every lie
Has a shape I know
Every soft excuse
Lost its glow
[Chorus]
The veil is coming down
The veil is coming down
I see you clear now
I see you clear now
The time to forgive is over
The time to forgive is over
I held it long enough
I let it go, I let it go
[Bridge]
No more kneeling
No more blood on the floor
I gave you mercy
You came back for more
So take your shadow
Take your shiny alibis
I’m not your altar
I’m not your fire
[Chorus]
The veil is coming down
The veil is coming down
I see you clear now
I see you clear now
The time to forgive is over
The time to forgive is over
I held it long enough
I let it go, I let it go