White Feathers Black Raven

Lyrics

Intro
Black sky on my tongue
Old bones in the frost
A feather falls
And the grave remembers

Verse 1
I walked through the ash gate slow
With a name I refused to keep
Your shadow knelt in the cinder
Beneath a mouth of teeth
A white feather on black water
Spun like a warning sign
I held it like a cold confession
And felt it cut my spine

Verse 2
The house with the broken windows
Still knew my steps by sound
Every room had a throat of hunger
Every floor gave way to pound
You left your prayers in the mirror
I left my skin at the door
Now the walls all breathe my sentence
And they want one meaning more

Pre-Chorus
Hear it crawl
Hear it rise
Under the ribs
Behind the eyes
The shape of fear
Learns my face
White feathers burn
In a dead man's place

Chorus
White feathers on a black raven
(White feathers)
White feathers on a black raven
(Black raven)
You called me back to the ruin
I came to feed the flame
White feathers on a black raven
And now I wear your name

Verse 3
I saw the moon in the gutter
Like a coin from a butcher's hand
I saw your mouth move slowly
Through the static of the land
There was no mercy in the candle
No mercy in the chain
Only that pale-winged omen
Pecking at my brain

Breakdown
Kneel
Kneel
Let the split tongue sing
Let the cold knives ring
Kneel
Kneel
The crow knows my sin
Let the dark come in

Bridge
If I was born from your failure
Then you were born from mine
Two graves tied with a red thread
One heartbeat, one design
I hear you inside the marrow
I hear you under the skin
We were never saved by silence
We were only buried in

Solo
Lead Guitar Solo
[Screaming harmonics, tremolo runs, and descending trills]

Chorus
White feathers on a black raven
(White feathers)
White feathers on a black raven
(Black raven)
You called me back to the ruin
I came to feed the flame
White feathers on a black raven
And now I wear your name

Breakdown
Break
Break
The bone door cracks
The old gods laugh
Break
Break
No way back now
No breath, no mercy
No way back now

Verse 4
I dragged my doubt through the catacomb
Like chains through wet stone
Every lie you ever planted
Grew roots in my throat
Now I stand where the storm was born
With your promise in my fist
A white feather in the black wind
Turns and turns and twists

Outro
Black raven
Black raven
Take my eyes
Take my name
White feather
White feather
Sink with me
Into the flame