Forgiven Blood

[Intro]
I remember so well
When you said to me in turn non-believers would burn in hell
When you told me that scientists were merely under a spell
And the questions I asked were the voice of the devil himself

[Verse 1]
I tried to picture his face
My savior, my lord
But when I prayed I seen the image from that book on the shelf
It just didn't feel real, or maybe I was just bored
It was a double edge sword like dying when you were born
It tore me up like the pages I studied over and over
Hoping it'd click and that maybe I could think myself back in order
And so I learned it by heart, said all my prayers before bed
Grandmother spider up all night weaving that web in my head
You took me under your wing, you kept me within your reach
'till slowly I felt as dead as fish in pelican beak
A burning hell in your speech, delicate, malleable brain
I opened up like a register ready to give you change
I opened up like umbrella afraid it was gonna rain
My mother gave you a hug, my father's hand you did shake
I put the change in the plate, you put the blood in my veins
You put the flesh in my mouth, I put my trust in your fangs
The rain came sudden

[Outro: Peter Pisano]
Reign came sudden
Broken chains
Kingdom's crumbling
For giving blood in vain
Forgiven blood in vein