Bury the Old Man

Lyrics

Verse 1**
*I’m knee-deep in the graves I can’t close,*
*Chains of my makin’ clank loud in my bones.*
*The devil’s a lawyer with contracts in my veins,*
*And the old man’s still breathin’ through these spiteful remains.*
*I’ve bled on the altar, wept gasoline tears,*
*But the flesh is a wildfire, burnin’ through years.*
*These hands built the ruins, this heart sold the lie—*
*Jesus, I’m drownin’ in the “why” of the “why.”*

**Chorus**
*Bury the old man, bury the shame,*
*Let the Jordan River scream my dead name!*
*I’m a ghost in the shallows, a prodigal scream—*
*Split me wide open, wake the Lazarus in me!*
*Oh, Christ of the jagged cross, splitter of graves,*
*Turn these shackles to dust, let the angels go rave!*
*I’m clawin’ the coffin where the old man’s confined—*
*Bury him deeper, Lord… bury him alive!*

**Verse 2**
*The mirror’s a liar, shows the scars I’ve denied,*
*A face full of ash where Your image should shine.*
*I’ve fed on the poison, wore sin like a crown,*
*Now the hounds of my hunger are trackin’ me down.*
*The choir’s singin’ mercy, but my throat’s full of nails,*
*The war’s in my veins, and the old man won’t fail.*
*I’m a house split by lightning, a psalm turned to rust—*
*Jesus, carve the sinner out of me with Your刀刃 (blade)!*

**Chorus**
*Bury the old man, bury the curse,*
*Let the floodwaters rise, let the heavens reverse!*
*I’m a thief on the gallows, a Judas unshriven—*
*Break every chain ’til the old man’s forgiven!*
*Oh, Christ of the torn veil, breather of bones,*
*Storm through my ribcage, claim what You own!*
*I’m fistfightin’ shadows in this skin-strangled cage—*
*Bury him deeper, Lord… turn the page!*

**Bridge**
*The tomb’s got a heartbeat, the grave’s got a song,*
*Resurrection’s a wildfire—I’ve waited too long!*
*I’m the wreck and the worker, the curse and the cried,*
*Nail my old name to the cross where You died!*
*Let the old man drown in the blood-red sea,*
*Raise the new man raw, wild, and free!*

**Guitar Solo**
*(Searing, blues-infused riffage spiraling into a thunderous crescendo—think Alter Bridge meets Skillet)*

**Final Chorus**
*Bury the old man, bury the night,*
*Let Your lightning unmake me, Your fury ignite!*
*I’m ash on the altar, a wick barely lit—*
*But the grave’s just a doorway… and I’m stormin’ through it!*
*Oh, Christ of the rupture, breaker of chains,*
*Let the old man die where Your glory remains!*
*I’m shoutin’ from Sheol with dirt in my lungs—*
*Bury him deeper, Lord…*
*…the new man has come.*

**Outro**
*The old man’s a corpse in the clay of my past,*
*Your mercy’s the shovel, Your wrath’s the blast.*
*Let the earth drink his silence, let the heavens proclaim—*
*The sinner’s erased…*
*…in the Lamb’s violent name