Laid to Waste (Extended 2)

Intro

Cracks in the plaster, silence on the stairs

Shadows in your laughter, smoke in the air

Worn out devotion, faded from the fight

You keep searching for answers that hide from the light

Verse 0

You chase after phantoms, clinging to your pride

Gilded reflections, you don’t see what you hide

Swallowing sermons that never ring true

Trading the struggle for something easier to do

Verse 1

You paint your hope on someone else's skin

Waiting on thunder but you just won't begin

A gaze of stone where your dreams used to be

Trading your freedom for false guarantees

Pre-Chorus

You kneel at the altar of what you refuse to see

Blind to the hunger that haunts your sleep

Chorus

Like idols of the dead, you don't use your head

Laid your souls all to waste

Bow down for a handout, you want an easy bed

There’s only one God, and you ain’t his face

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, just let it fade

Oh, oh, just what you made

Verse 2

You trade your name for slumber

Hiding behind your lies

You stare at empty thunder

Never ask why you survive

Pre-Chorus

When the weight comes down, you’re caving in

Praying for rain, you’ll never begin

Chorus

Like idols of the dead, you don't use your head

Laid your souls all to waste

Bow down for a handout, you want an easy bed

There’s only one God, and you ain’t his face

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, just let it fade

Oh, oh, just what you made

Bridge

Lightning in your pockets, but it flickers and fades

The promises you worship turn to shadows in the haze

Gravel in your silence, rust in your crown

The truth keeps burning, but you keep backing down

Chorus

Like idols of the dead, you don't use your head

Laid your souls all to waste

Bow down for a handout, you want an easy bed

There’s only one God, and you ain’t his face

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, just let it fade

Oh, oh, just what you made

Outro

You sit with empty hands, nothing left to say

The road was in your grasp, but you just turned away

Echoes of your longing, hanging by a thread

Bow to broken statues, idols of the dead

Outro

You sit with empty hands, nothing left to say

The road was in your grasp, but you just turned away

Echoes of your longing, hanging by a thread

Bow to broken statues, idols of the dead

Refrain

Shadows on the table, dust in your veins

Truth keeps calling, but you love your chains

You watch yourself falling, slow in the rain

Heard the warning, but you let it remain

Tag

Gone are the voices that promised you gold

Ashes in your mouth, your story grows old

One last prayer drifting, nothing but dread

Bound to your silence, lost with the dead