[Verse 1]
You carved your name
In the cracks of my faith
Little prayers
Turned to sharp little blades
You said “trust me”
With a hand on my face
While you lit another match
At the edge of my grace
[Chorus]
These ashes on the altar
Are all that’s left of what you swore
You dressed your lies in holy water
Till I was drowning on the floor
But I’m not kneeling any longer
I’m walking barefoot through the fire
These ashes on the altar
I’ll breathe them out and build a higher choir (oh)
[Verse 2]
You drew your truths
Like a chalk white line
If I stepped outside
You called it a crime
You wrote our story
In your favorite shade of blame
But I learned to spell my own
In the smoke of your shame
[Chorus]
These ashes on the altar
Are all that’s left of what you swore
You dressed your lies in holy water
Till I was drowning on the floor
But I’m not kneeling any longer
I’m walking barefoot through the fire
These ashes on the altar
I’ll breathe them out and build a higher choir (higher)
[Bridge]
You don't get to call it love
When it’s carved into my skin
You don’t get to wear a halo
Made of everywhere I’ve been
I was never your salvation
I was never yours to save
Now your kingdom’s made of candles
And I’m the rising quake (yeah)
[Chorus]
These ashes on the altar
Are all that’s left of what you swore
You dressed your lies in holy water
Till I was drowning on the floor
But I’m not kneeling any longer
I’m walking barefoot through the fire
These ashes on the altar
I’ll breathe them out and build a higher choir
[Outro]
Ashes on the altar
Blow them from my hands
If this is how it shatters
I’ll learn to love the crash