Faded Destroyer

Verse 1
As stealthy as a stag
As careful as my dad in his garage
I got you into bed--
You smelled like cigarettes and rosewater

And in that post-connection climate
You go asking what my sign is
And when I tell you that's not science
You get out of bed

Chorus
At a temple in the badlands
Outside a city in the slabs
I felt every prayer that was ever prayed on my behalf
And said my own:
Don't give up on me!

Verse 2
When I was out on tour
For forty years or more (is how it felt)
My friends were better sports
As I tried to cram the LORD into their throats

Doing right by my employer?
Or becoming the Destroyer?
My mother sits embroidering her scriptures

Chorus
While at a temple in the badlands
Outside a city in the slabs
I felt every prayer that was ever prayed on my behalf
And said my own:
Don't give up on me

At a temple in the badlands, I prayed