“Hallowed Ground” includes the lyric that gives “Church of Scars” its name. According to Briggs, the song was written on the road. She elaborated:
I was in a small motel and a SM7 mic. The idea really came from that place that happens on tour when you are seeing so many different people and you are...
[Verse 1]
My soul can't be sold
Shake me cold, shake me cold
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed ground
My spirit never told
Break my bone, break my bone
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed ground
[Chorus]
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed
That's hallowed
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
[Verse 2]
Do your dirt, make your mark
My heart is a church of scars
That's hallowed ground
Break my skin, crack my skull
My holy land still grows
That's hallowed ground
[Chorus]
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed
That's hallowed
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
[Bridge]
Nothing's sacred, if it's wasted
We'll be safer, buried it alive
But I still taste it
Hate but this won't turn me blind
Won't turn me blind
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed ground
[Chorus]
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed
That's hallowed
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
That's hallowed ground, yeah yeah
That's hallowed ground
Hallowed Ground was written by Mark Jackson & Ian Scott & Bishop Briggs.
Hallowed Ground was produced by Mark Jackson & Ian Scott.
Bishop Briggs released Hallowed Ground on Fri Apr 20 2018.
It’s actually where the album title came from, because there’s a line in this that says “My heart is a church of scars”. I think it was really liberating from me to be able to say “my heart is a church of scars”, I’m trying to take ownership of that. My hope with music always is that people feel les...