Crowblood Communion

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I drink from a jug with a jawbone lid Preacher said stop, but I never did Mama sold mercy for a rusted blade Buried hope where the wild dogs laid Crow flew west with my wedding ring Said, “Boy, you ain’t meant for anything.” But I strung my sorrow ‘cross a possum spine And played a tune that broke the vine --- [Chorus] Crowblood communion, pass it down Red as the dirt, deep as the drown Ain’t no savior in this backwoods pew Just rot and rhythm and a howl or two So sip the venom, kiss the flame Spit in the face of the godless shame We don’t rise, we don’t repent We get born in mud and die hell-bent --- [Verse 2] Got a snake that hums in the cellar floor Taught it gospel and it begged for more The altar’s made of split deer bone And the saints all wear barbed wire crowns Ain’t no light through the stained glass here Just moonshine mist and a buzzin’ ear We raise our young on ash and spite And sleep with knives tucked in at night --- [Bridge] I saw an angel choke on soot I licked the mark clean off my foot Now I walk with pride through brimstone fog And I pray to the bark on a hollow log --- [Chorus] Crowblood communion, pass it down Red as the dirt, deep as the drown Ain’t no savior in this backwoods pew Just rot and rhythm and a howl or two So sip the venom, kiss the flame Spit in the face of the godless shame We don’t rise, we don’t repent We get born in mud and die hell-bent --- [Outro] So if you hear drums from the mountain’s throat Don’t look back, don’t grab your coat Just strip to bone and let it take The crow don’t lie and the mud don’t break