God would give me wings to fly
falling doesn’t mean you’ll die
Freedom is a breath away
Tendons snap and muscles fray

Father said I’d tear my soul
heaven won’t accept me whole
human tears are tainted dew
God will turn away from you

Bind my sin into my chest
holiness will cloud the rest
Love is soaked in vipers nests
sweetened words are poisonous

Sacred ground can’t be called clean
wet with pain that’s called obscene
"Never touch the hearts of men,
turn your face away from them"

Maybe when I break my chains
I can live down all this shame
Shackled by a bitter curse
iron's raw but living's worse

"Godforsaken sons of men
be glad you're not one of them
half of you will light the sky
half of you will fall and die"

Love is like the drink of kings
high on shades of fear it brings
Bind me, touch me, make a vow
I can't live so teach me how