I held your mercy in my mouth It tasted cheap, it wore me out You said my pain would make me pure But I just rot a little more You paint my shame in silver lines Sell my scars as holy signs Every promise burns to dust Every kiss corrodes to rust You said: Grace is pain in disguise But I see fire behind your eyes Holy rust, it stains my skin Every prayer just pulls me in You call it love, I call it sin Holy rust, I can't begin Holy rust, I bite the chain Bleed forgiveness through my veins You want devotion, here's my trust Holy rust, holy rust You built a God from my decay Fed me truth I couldn't say Nailed my heart to your regret Now you pray, and I forget You said I'd shine if I just obey Now I'm the saint that ran away You kneel in gold, I choke in gray Your heaven doesn't want my pain You said pain was the way to heal I said silence was how I'd feel Holy rust, tear me down Crown me queen of broken sound Every wound's a sacred trust Holy rust, in me, in us Your mercy's made of metal, and I'm still bleeding