Avenging Angel

Lyrics

Intro
Ash on the altar
Cold in my teeth
A blackened halo
Rests over me

Verse 1
I wore your verdict
Like stitched-up skin
Your glass-house kingdom
Let the rot creep in
I kept the hunger
Buried and chained
Now every prayer
Comes back unname

Pre-Chorus
Hear the nails in the dark
Hear the vow in my throat
You built a throne from my ruin
Now I drag it below

Chorus
My avenging angel of death
(My avenging angel)
My avenging angel of death
(Spit out the fear)
Kneel to the curse in my breath
(Kneel, kneel)
My avenging angel of death

Breakdown
Down
Down to the bone
Your name is a stone
In my mouth

Verse 2
I watched the candles
Drown in their wax
I learned your mercy
Was only a mask
The mirror broke first
Then the saint did too
I made a sermon
Out of what you do

Pre-Chorus
Hear the nails in the dark
Hear the vow in my throat
You built a throne from my ruin
Now I drag it below

Chorus
My avenging angel of death
(My avenging angel)
My avenging angel of death
(Spit out the fear)
Kneel to the curse in my breath
(Kneel, kneel)
My avenging angel of death

Verse 3
Now the fields are empty
The moon looks sick
I walk through the ashes
Where your fear still lives
No clean salvation
No saint in sight
Just my old vengeance
Wearing holy light

Bridge
Beneath the skin
A second voice
Hisses my name
And makes the choice
The earth will open
The bells go black
I do not forgive
I do not go back

Solo
[Screaming lead guitar over sustained feedback and slow double-kick surges]

Breakdown
Break
The jaw from the lie
Break
The chain in your eyes
Break
Let the old world drown
Break
Drag the heaven down

Chorus
My avenging angel of death
(My avenging angel)
My avenging angel of death
(Spit out the fear)
Kneel to the curse in my breath
(Kneel, kneel)
My avenging angel of death

Outro
Ash on the altar
Cold in my teeth
A blackened halo
Rests over me
My avenging angel
Of death