Blacktop Altar

[Intro]
[Verse]
Midnight on the county line
Sipping on the bitter wine
Silver knife and crooked spine
Tracing out a holy sign
Burying what used to shine
Now the heavy debt is mine
[Pre-Chorus]
Blood moon in the sky
Watch the old me die
No more asking why
No more sweet goodbye
[Chorus]
Digging in the grave dirt
Healing every old hurt
Power in the red clay
Wash the holy ghost away
I am not a prayer
I am smoke and layered air
Watch me take the throne
King of skin and bone
[Post-Chorus]
Bind the grief
Find relief
Be the thief
Beyond belief
[Verse]
Organ groaning in the dark
Waiting for a single spark
Lapsed and leaving every mark
Biting like a hungry shark
Stitching up the open arc
Howling through the state park
[Pre-Chorus]
Shadows start to crawl
Writing on the wall
Standing ten feet tall
Watching idols fall
[Chorus]
Digging in the grave dirt
Healing every old hurt
Power in the red clay
Wash the holy ghost away
I am not a prayer
I am smoke and layered air
Watch me take the throne
King of skin and bone
[Bridge]
I burned the white lace
I spit on the grace
I found my own place
In this empty space
No more sacred lies
Look into my eyes
See the hunger rise
Under hollow skies
[Breakdown]
Dirt in my nails
Tearing the veils
The spirit fails
The power prevails
[Chorus]
Digging in the grave dirt
Healing every old hurt
Power in the red clay
Wash the holy ghost away
I am not a prayer
I am smoke and layered air
Watch me take the throne
King of skin and bone
[Outro]