Curse me grace. Do it to my face, do it to my face
Do it when I’m bored of you, and I'll be on my way
Do it when I’m sick of you, don't wait till i'm awake
do it with a whisper wind or a rugged bleeding blade
Holy.
seep in, toxic, hang tight and hold it in.
breathe a little, breathe a little, child.
God of mine, I’ll shake my fists and whine. I’ll be cussin at the sky
We build our holy empires, but you crush them every time.
End me with an air-strike or a demon in the night.
take my clutched fist and unravel it, show me your fingerprint in mine.
Holy, holy, holy.
Ease up. enough. i'm knuckled and strung up
breathe a little, breathe a little
Secret, hidden, but sure as hell can feel it
Breathe a little, breathe a little, child.
Take my gun, or I’ll use it on your son. I’ll use it on your son
i'll sharp shoot the unshackled ones escapin' on the run.
i'll pluck out the unblinded eyes cause the dark is good for 'em.
I'll be the Judas to all your family, watch me kiss them one by one
Dare me. Come on, dare me.
fervent delinquent, you fundamentalist
breathe a little, breathe a little
felon, convict, thought you were just a kid
breathe a little, breathe a little, child.
Son of God, your brother is a fraud. You brother is a fraud
He broke another handful of commandments and the law
Is breaking him into a million pieces and he’s lost
The part of him that knows you’re either unarmed or you’re not.
Holy, Holy, Holy.
credits
from Gloria EP,
released October 30, 2010
Engineered by Milano
Mixed by Alan Hackert
Mastered by TW Walsh
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