Cellblock Devil

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They shut the gate on me Cold chain, cold stare My name on the paper Like smoke in the air Concrete on my back Steel in my teeth I count the cracks in the wall Like they count on me The sink got a drip-drop Sound like a clock with a curse Every shadow in the room Got a face in the dirt I lay on the bunk Try to sleep, try to pray Then the corner of my cell Starts breathing my name [Pre-Chorus] Three knocks low On the metal door He said, "You alone? I been here before" My skin went pale My blood ran thin When the devil smiled wide From the dark within [Chorus] In my cell, in my cell He sat down and grinned In my cell, in my cell Said, "Boy, let me in" In my cell, in my cell Hear the chains go low In my cell, in my cell I don't want that smoke [Verse 2] He wore my own face But it looked too old Had a cracked black smile And a mouth full of gold Said, "You built this room With the choices you made Now the lock on your heart Gonna rust and fade" I said, "Get back, get back" But he leaned in close Said, "Every lie you told Is a ghost you know" Then the lights went dim And the walls went thin I could hear my whole life In the vent caving in [Pre-Chorus] Three knocks low On the metal door He said, "You alone? I been here before" My skin went pale My blood ran thin When the devil smiled wide From the dark within [Chorus] In my cell, in my cell He sat down and grinned In my cell, in my cell Said, "Boy, let me in" In my cell, in my cell Hear the chains go low In my cell, in my cell I don't want that smoke [Bridge] Now I talk to the dark Like it owes me rent Every scar on my hands Got a story bent If I make it to dawn Will he still be near? Or did I let him in 'Cause I wanted my fear? [Chorus] In my cell, in my cell He sat down and grinned In my cell, in my cell Said, "Boy, let me in" In my cell, in my cell Hear the chains go low In my cell, in my cell I don't want that smoke