Ashes in the Choir

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They line up neat Like mouths for a feed Eyes on the screen Hands on the leash They call it peace I call it sleep They trade their names For a place to kneel No spine, no flame Just borrowed faith One voice says jump They jump the grave [Pre-Chorus] And the doors shut slow On the old code Honor gone thin Like skin on bone They say be good They say be small They point the way And we obey it all [Chorus] We are the lambs they lead We are the hands in chains We are the mouths they feed Till the mind goes blank We are the lambs they lead And we forget our names We are the lambs they lead While the world decays [Verse 2] I saw the sons Sell out their creed I saw the daughters Swallow the creed They spit on vows They laugh at scars They wear the lie Like a crown of tar Virtue burned In the town square Honor drowned And nobody cared Now every child Gets taught the script Keep your head down And never fight it [Pre-Chorus] And the doors shut slow On the old code Honor gone thin Like skin on bone They say be good They say be small They point the way And we obey it all [Chorus] We are the lambs they lead We are the hands in chains We are the mouths they feed Till the mind goes blank We are the lambs they lead And we forget our names We are the lambs they lead While the world decays [Bridge] Bleed the lie out Wake the dead bone Break the calm face Take the throne No more herds No more saints No more boys Bred into cages [Breakdown] Knee in the dirt Mouth full of ash Say what they want Or they erase you fast Knee in the dirt Mouth full of ash We were built for a fire Not a parade of rats [Final Chorus] We are the lambs they lead We are the hands in chains We are the mouths they feed Till the mind goes blank We are the lambs they lead And we forget our names We are the lambs they lead While the world decays We are the lambs they lead We are the lambs they lead We are the lambs they lead Till there’s nothing left to save