[Intro — spoken/rasped]
I wore my sins like silver rings,
Hung from ears that heard too much.
Every prayer I ever buried
Came back screaming through the dust.
[Verse 1]
Neon leaks through broken blinds,
Painting scars across my skin.
There’s a bottle by the bedside,
And a ghost I let back in.
I was born with wings for leaving,
But I chained them to the floor.
Sang my heart out in the alley,
Still woke up wanting more.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know, yeah I know,
I’ve been hell in human shape.
But I’m tired of burning bridges
Just to feel the warmth they make.
[Chorus]
So bury me loud,
Where the black roses grow.
Sing my name to the thunder,
Let the whole damn city know.
I was never your angel,
Just static in my halo.
A cracked voice in the fallout,
Trying not to let go.
[Verse 2]
Mama said I had the devil
Sleeping underneath my tongue.
Daddy left the silence open,
So I filled it up with drums.
Every stage light feels like judgment,
Every crowd feels like a trial.
But when the bass shakes through my ribcage,
I can breathe for just a while.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know, yeah I know,
I’ve made love look like a war.
Held on tight to poisoned comfort,
Then came crawling back for more.
[Chorus]
So bury me loud,
Where the black roses grow.
Sing my name to the thunder,
Let the whole damn city know.
I was never your angel,
Just static in my halo.
A cracked voice in the fallout,
Trying not to let go.
[Bridge — slower, heavy]
There’s a kid inside this monster
Still screaming through the walls.
Still waiting for an answer
From a god who never calls.
I made a church out of distortion,
Built a grave beneath the stage.
Every chord became confession,
Every scream became a cage.
[Breakdown]
I am the wound.
I am the knife.
I am the song
That ruined my life.
I am the smoke.
I am the spark.
I am the thing
Still crawling through the dark.
[Final Chorus — bigger, emotional]
So bury me loud,
Where the black roses grow.
Sing my name to the thunder,
Let the whole damn city know.
I was never your angel,
Just static in my halo.
A cracked voice in the fallout,
Still begging not to let go.
[Outro — fading scream/rasp]
If I fall, let the amps keep ringing.
If I break, let the whole room shake.
If I die, leave the chorus bleeding—
Ash to ash,
And rot to grace.
