Ash in My Teeth

Wake up

Rust in my lungs

Blood on the mirror

Name comes out in tongues

Cold hands

Gripping the sink

Heart like a war drum

Brain on the brink

I’ve got ash in my teeth

From the bridges I keep burning (burning)

Every promise that I made

Just another wheel turning

If I drown in what I’ve done

Let the river run beneath

I won’t beg to be forgiven

With this ash in my teeth

Knife edge

Sleep on the floor

Dreams crawl sideways

Under the door

You said

“Change or you’ll break”

I broke just to prove it

Bones for the stake

I’ve got ash in my teeth

From the bridges I keep burning (burning)

Every promise that I made

Just another wheel turning

If I drown in what I’ve done

Let the river run beneath

I won’t beg to be forgiven

With this ash in my teeth

[Breakdown – guitars drop to chugs

Drums half-time

Guttural screams]

Bite down

Taste the grave

I am the wound

I am the blade

Bite down

Spit it out

Carve my curse

Into the drought (hey!)

I’ve got ash in my teeth

From the bridges I keep burning (burning)

Every promise that I made

Just another wheel turning

If I drown in what I’ve done

Let the river run beneath

I won’t beg to be forgiven

With this ash in my teeth