(Verse 1)
I should have screamed at her
She might've woken up
It'd make a much better story than the one I've got
Because the world heard all it cared to hear about dying
She's a saint and I'm a predator
We never pra(e)y alone
The lord built me from dirt to build her out of my bones
That's how the world heard all it ever could about lying

(Pre-Chorus)
And every song's about the young while we're decaying

(Chorus)
I'll let you in if you've got the stomach
To watch me swallow the sea
Because my pride alone won't put this fire out
And it's all that ever kept me warm

(Verse 2)
I should've screamed at her
She might've smartened up
What kind of twisted conversation ends in giving up?
But then the world's heard just about enough of your whining

I'm a prick because I'm built for it
My teeth are water stones
Keeping my bayonet sharp
In case these gunpowder lungs
Allow the world in just a bit too close to ignite them
(Pre-Chorus)
And every song's about the young while we're decaying
Like some uninspired cadence but baby

(Chorus)
I'll let you in if you've got the stomach
To watch me swallow the sea
Because my pride alone won't put this fire out
Oh!
I'll let you in if you've got the stomach
To watch me swallow the sea
Because my pride alone won't put this fire out
And it's all that ever kept me warm

(Bridge)
The scenes define our home
The crooked frames we claim we're leaving behind
From slamming our way through these doors
These scenes define our home
Oh!

Because the world's heard just about enough of your whining

(Chorus)
I'll let you in if you've got the stomach
To watch me swallow the sea
Because my pride alone won't put this fire out
Oh!
I'll let you in if you've got the stomach
To watch me swallow the sea
Because my pride alone won't put this fire out
And it's all that ever kept me warm
(Outro)
I'm fine as long as when they sing about
The young while we're decaying
Like some final fading cadence
You can hold my hand and watch me mouth the words!