Hold Fire

Hold Fire [Verse 1] Ceiling buzz, dirty light Another bad thought dressed up right Teeth on edge, hands gone numb World keeps beatin’ on a busted drum Sink full of days I didn’t choose Smoke in my throat, bad blood in my shoes Every road bends back to pain Every calm I touch comes down like rain [Pre-Chorus] And the noise says run And the fear says fight But the quiet in the corner says Sit here tonight [Chorus] Hold the fire Don’t let it eat your name Pain’s gonna talk Don’t answer just the same Let it crawl through Let it bruise, let it burn Empty hands, black sky Still the wheel will turn Hold the fire [Verse 2] Mind like a dog at the end of a chain Chewin’ the dark, draggin’ me again Nails in the wood, breath in the wire Half of me ash, half of me fire I keep lookin’ for a hand, a sign Some holy word to unhook my mind But the silence don’t cure, don’t lie Just says, “This will pass” while it lets me fry [Pre-Chorus] And the flesh says break And the nerves say bleed But the shadow in the hallway says Starve what you feed [Chorus] Hold the fire Don’t let it eat your name Pain’s gonna talk Don’t answer just the same Let it crawl through Let it bruise, let it burn Empty hands, black sky Still the wheel will turn Hold the fire [Bridge] No one’s coming clean No one gets out dry Grip the blade too long You become the knife So lay it down slow Let the fever rise Breath by breath Watch the sickness lie [Guitar Solo] Slow, bent, crying lead over grinding rhythm and low vocal harmonies [Final Chorus] Hold the fire Don’t let it wear your skin Pain’s gonna beg Pain’s gonna get back in Let it crawl through Let it shake these bones Cold moon, cracked earth Still I sit alone Hold the fire Hold the fire [Outro] Dirty light Thin breath Watch it rise Watch it rest