Coal in My Chest

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Coal dust settled in the seams of my hands

I carried every word I never said

My father's voice is a low hum in the wall

I answer it with silence and a slow drag

Pre-Chorus

Down where the water runs thick

Down where the good men quit

I keep a coal in my chest

Burning what I can't forget

Chorus

I walk down into the fire

Down into the fire again

Nobody pulls me out

Nobody pulls me out

I walk down into the fire

Post-Chorus

Oh oh oh

Down into the fire

Verse 2

Boots on gravel keep a steady time

The devil knows my name but he can wait

I been hauling all this weight since seventeen

Some men break and some just learn to bend

Pre-Chorus

Down where the river runs black

Down where they don't come back

I keep a light in my throat

Burning everything I know

Chorus

I walk down into the fire

Down into the fire again

Nobody pulls me out

Nobody pulls me out

I walk down into the fire

Post-Chorus

Oh oh oh

Down into the fire

Bridge

Let it burn let it burn let it burn

What I was what I lost what I owe

Let it burn let it burn let it burn

Chorus

I walk down into the fire

Down into the fire again

Nobody pulls me out

Nobody pulls me out

I walk down into the fire

Post-Chorus

Oh oh oh

Down into the fire

Outro

Down into the fire

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