[Verse 1]
Well, they knew you were coming down
On the darkness at the edge of town
And they came to steal the lightning from the sky
Yeah, the push might come to shove
And your love might not be enough
To free you from the fears that paralyse

[Pre-Chorus]
Yet they used to love you for the way you sang your soul
Now they've come to claim you with the night
The ghosts have come to steal the light outta your eyes

[Chorus 1]
And your mamma and your wife
Cut your heart out with a knife
When they left you for the dogs to lick your bones
And they made you cry the rain
But they'd love you just the same
Before your god, and the devil, took your soul

[Verse 2]
Tell me what did you bequeath
To the girl with the freaky teeth
Has she shown you things she'd stolen from the queen?
She took out your hearts desire
As she danced back into the fire
With the holy men who stole your tambourine
[Pre-Chorus]
Yet they used to love you for the way you sang your soul
Now they've come to claim you with the night
The ghosts have come to steal the light outta your eyes

[Chorus 1]
And your mamma and your wife
Cut your heart out with a knife
When they left you for the dogs to lick your bones
And they made you cry the rain
But they'd love you just the same
Before your god, and the devil, took your soul

[Chorus 2]
And your mamma and your wife
Cut your heart out with a knife
When they left you for the dogs to lick your bones
And they made you cry the rain
But they'd love you just the same
Before your god, and the devil, took your soul
Before your god, and the devil, took your soul
Before your god, and the devil, took your soul
Before your god, and the devil, took your soul