The Weight of the Bow

Verse 1

Cold

Silver strings snap

Steel bridges biting down hard

Sinking

Salt on the wood

Rosin dust rising like smoke

Fingers sliding fast

Cutting deep

Chorus

Hold the weight

Hold the weight

Heavy hands on the neck

Hold the weight

Pull the bow until it breaks

Hold the weight

Hold the weight

Post-Chorus

Oh

No

Oh

No

Verse 2

Knuckles

Ghostly and white

Grinding the bone to a powder

Shaking

Steady the palm

Tension lives inside the marrow

Knots tightening now

Fraying ends

Watch them split

Chorus

Hold the weight

Hold the weight

Heavy hands on the neck

Hold the weight

Pull the bow until it breaks

Hold the weight

Hold the weight

Post-Chorus

Oh

No

Oh

No

Bridge

Tighten the hair

Tighten the grip

Tighten the chest

I hear it snap

I feel it crack

I watch it fall

Chorus

Hold the weight

Hold the weight

Heavy hands on the neck

Hold the weight

Pull the bow until it breaks

Hold the weight

Hold the weight

Outro

Friction burns

Black ink

Let it go

Let it go

Let it go

Silence

Cold

Sinking