Black Roses and Crows - Raven Blackthorn
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I been talkin’ to the dark again
Like it’s kin, like it’s shelter
On my knees in splintered pews
With a heart that won’t stay held together
Candle smoke in my lungs
Stained glass bleedin’ on the floor
Every “amen” tastes like ash
Every prayer comes back for more
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that low bell in my ribs
Hear that warning in the wind
If I’m gonna die in this ruin
I’ll die and come back again
[Chorus]
I burn in cathedral fire
Black roses in my hands
I was born in the heartbreak
But I’m built for the vengeance
Crows up in the rafters
Watch me crawl, watch me stand
If the dark wants a war
I’ll be the last one breathin’—
I burn in cathedral fire
Black roses in my hands
[Verse 2]
There’s a voice in my skull
With my name in its teeth
Says, “You ain’t nothin’ but a scar,”
Says, “You’ll never get free”
I been wearin’ leather boots
Through the mud of my past
Every step like a promise
That the weak part won’t last
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I don’t need your mercy now
I don’t need your holy lies
I got thunder in my bloodline
And a blade behind my eyes
[Chorus]
I burn in cathedral fire
Black roses in my hands
I was born in the heartbreak
But I’m built for the vengeance
Crows up in the rafters
Watch me crawl, watch me stand
If the dark wants a war
I’ll be the last one breathin’—
I burn in cathedral fire
Black roses in my hands
[Bridge] [drop to near-whisper, then build]
Let it hurt—yeah, let it cut me
Let it show me what I’m made of
I kissed the edge of my ending
And I spit the taste of blood
Now the organ starts growlin’
And the floorboards start to shake
I don’t run from my demons—
I drag ‘em out into daylight
[Final Chorus] [bigger, choir/organ, full belt]
I burn in cathedral fire
Black roses in my hands
I was born in the heartbreak
But I’m built for the vengeance
Crows up in the rafters
Now they scatter when I stand
If the dark wants a war
I’ll be the last one breathin’—
I burn in cathedral fire
Black roses in my hands
[Outro] [half-sung, half-spoken]
Ash on my tongue…
but I’m still here.
Boots on the wood…
and I'm still breathing!
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