Veil of Midnight God

Lyrics

[Intro – vintage fuzzy guitar] [Slow psychedelic groove] [Verse I] Midnight crawling up my wall Another shadow comes to call I know the sermon, know the game Every night it speaks my name I traded sleep for borrowed grace Just to put a smile upon this face And every heaven that I found Left me lower than the ground [Pre-Chorus] I kneel before no sacred throne Still I never pray alone [Chorus] There's a god in my veins tonight Promising heaven beneath the light He takes my sorrow, he takes my pain Then leaves me begging for him again There's a god in my veins tonight A beautiful liar dressed in white I wanted salvation I wanted release But every blessing stole a piece of me [Instrumental – bluesy guitar] [Verse II] Depression wears its Sunday best And lays its hands upon my chest It tells me nothing waits outside So why not stay here for the ride? The bottle preaches from the shelf "Come lose another piece of yourself" And every poison knows the art Of sounding like a brand-new start [Pre-Chorus] Saint or sinner wrong or right They all look equal after midnight [Chorus] There's a god in my veins tonight Promising heaven beneath the light He takes my sorrow, he takes my pain Then leaves me begging for him again There's a god in my veins tonight A beautiful liar dressed in white I wanted salvation I wanted release But every blessing stole a piece of me [Guitar Solo – long, melodic, psychedelic] [Vintage fuzz] [Slow build] [Bridge – quiet vocals] Tell me... If heaven is peace why does mine disappear? If salvation is love why am I ruled by fear? I built an altar inside my head And worshipped anything that made me forget I was empty. [Heavy riff enters] [Verse III – stronger vocals] Morning finds the curtains closed Another night that no one knows The mirror asks what I've become I turn away I bite my tongue No devil ever forced my hand No angel came with some great plan Just little choices, one by one Until the choosing wasn't fun [Final Chorus – bigger] There's a god in my veins tonight But now I recognize the lie He never loved me never knew my name He only needed me to feed the flame There's a god in my veins tonight And I don't know if I'll win this fight No revelation No holy sign Just one more morning I choose to make mine [Outro – psychedelic guitar] Maybe heaven isn't somewhere above Maybe salvation doesn't arrive all at once Maybe tonight I need no god No poison No promise Just enough strength to see the dawn [Long guitar outro] [Analog feedback] [Fade out]