Black Bible Gospel

[Intro] Black pages Bleeding ink Dead language Makes you think [Verse 1] Whispers in a cracked tongue Crawling in my head Scripture like a snakebite Fever in the red Every line a lockpick Prying at my doubt Every vow a virus Burning from the mouth Crosses turned to claw marks on the altar stone Halo made of rusted wire Cutting to the bone I read the secret sermon Written in my scars Every word a doorway Opening too far [Chorus] Black Bible gospel Sing it in reverse (hey!) Every twisted blessing tastes just like a curse Promised me a kingdom Handed me a chain Led me by the tongue into the open flame Black Bible gospel Painted in my veins Chant until it chokes me Drag me down again Every broken commandment carved into my skin Come and take my hand Seduce me into sin [Verse 2] Heard him through the cracked spine Humming in the lines Barter for a heartbeat Bargain for my mind “Bow to me in secret I will make you great” Glory in a graveyard Banquet on a plate Turned my faith to hunger Turned my prayer to lust Every holy memory rotting into dust Kissing every curse word Tasting every lie Tongue of fire licking at the edges of my eyes [Chorus] Black Bible gospel Sing it in reverse (yeah!) Every twisted blessing tastes just like a curse Promised me a kingdom Handed me a chain Led me by the tongue into the open flame Black Bible gospel Painted in my veins Chant until it chokes me Drag me down again Every broken commandment carved into my skin Come and take my hand Seduce me into sin [Bridge] Step By step Down the letters Down the ladder Ash in my chest Voices growing madder Fall I fall Through the margins Through the margins Hear the choir calling Venom in the organ (woah) [Chorus] Black Bible gospel Sing it in reverse Every twisted blessing tastes just like a curse Promised me a kingdom Handed me a chain Led me by the tongue into the open flame Black Bible gospel Painted in my veins Now the doors are closing Iron in the rain Screaming out a prayer that no one ever heard Hell is just the echo Of my own black word [Outro] Black pages turning I can’t look away Eternal burning Reads just like my name