Black Salt Priest

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I woke up biting ash Tongue full of nails Found black oil on the glass At the foot of the bed It learned my name fast Like it lived in my ribs Now my hands don't feel mine When the hunger starts to spin I see that collar swing Hear the cane on tile Priest at the doorway With that hard white smile He said, "Child, stand back" Like he knows what I hid But it ain't me in here It's a thing with teeth [Pre-Chorus] It's got my pulse in a chokehold Got my thoughts on a leash When I spit my own name out I don't sound like me He lifts that book high I laugh through the pain 'Cause the more he calls it out The more it learns my face [Chorus] Get it out, get it out (out) It's been living in my mouth Get it out, get it out (out) It don't wanna leave this house Holy water on my skin I still feel it moving in Get it out, get it out (out) I ain't coming back again [Verse 2] He drew ash on my doorframe Said the words slow I coughed up something old From a place below It flashed my mom's ring In a fist of smoke Then it wore my grin And it told him jokes He shook on the steps But he didn't run Said, "I seen this kind of heat When the daylight's done" I threw his own cross At the wall like a bone And the room went dark Like it cracked its own throat [Pre-Chorus] It's got my pulse in a chokehold Got my thoughts on a chain Every time he says "leave" It crawls deeper in my veins He lifts that book high I laugh through the pain 'Cause the more he calls it out The more it learns my face [Chorus] Get it out, get it out (out) It's been living in my mouth Get it out, get it out (out) It don't wanna leave this house Holy water on my skin I still feel it moving in Get it out, get it out (out) I ain't coming back again [Bridge] He leaned close and said my name Like he knew the boy I was I felt that thing go quiet For the first time in blood Then it screamed through my teeth So loud the windows shook He said, "Fight me, son" I said, "I'm trying to look" [Final Chorus] Get it out, get it out (out) It's been living in my mouth Get it out, get it out (out) It don't wanna leave this house Holy water on my skin I still feel it moving in Get it out, get it out (out) I ain't coming back again Get it out, get it out (out) Hear it clawing at the door Get it out, get it out (out) I ain't me no more Holy water on my skin And the dark keeps coming in Get it out, get it out (out) Till there's nothing left but him