[Intro – Ambient / Choir Pad]
Burn me with a Bible…
If heaven’s real, why does it hurt like this?
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[Chorus]
Burn me with a Bible, watch me fade out now
Promise of the reverend never held me down
Cross on my shoulders, nails in the sound
We bleed the same on holy ground
Is it killing you like it’s killing me?
Say it’s faith, but it feels like grief
If salvation’s where I’m laid to rest
Why does mercy taste like death?
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[Verse 1]
You’re a martyr, it’s all inside your head
Beg forgiveness just to do it again
I’m stuck between the stages, scripture and doubt
Screaming melodies I send to God
Why am I caged by the words they wrote?
Why does every hymn feel like a noose on hope?
I question the fire, I question the throne
If He’s listening, why am I alone?
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[Pre-Chorus]
A cross of shame, numb to the pain
Strung out on ache, but we grieve the same
Fever breaks, rage in my veins
Tell me—does it hurt you the same?
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[Chorus]
Burn me with a Bible, watch me fade out now
Promise of the reverend never held me down
Blood in our teeth, prayers on the ground
We bleed the same, don’t make a sound
Is it killing you like it’s killing me?
Say it’s faith, but it feels like grief
If salvation’s where I’m laid to rest
Why does mercy taste like death?
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[Verse 2]
I acknowledge every sacrifice
Burning on this holy ground tonight
They say suffering makes you clean
But I’m just tired of being redeemed
No quarter, no shade, just memory scars
Tried to be saved, but I fell apart
If you make it out, show me the way
I’m too deep now, I can’t escape
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[Bridge – Breakdown / Half-Sung, Half-Screamed]
Show me a way—
Not through fear, not through flame
Show me a way—
Where we’re not blamed for the pain
A cross, a blade, suffer the weight
The fever breaks—
We bleed the same
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[Final Chorus / Outro]
So burn me with a Bible if I burn bright
Let the preacher watch me ignite
If I’m damned for asking why
Then I’ll light the dark myself tonight
Is it killing you like it’s killing me?
If we’re lost, at least we’re free
Burn me with a Bible—watch me rise
Not to die…
But to survive