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You know, as a kid, on Sunday, I'd go to church
And say my daily prayers, it's such a blur
Repeating: Padre nuestro en el cielo santifica-
Um, how did it go?

And so, the padre's talkin', he's doin' his thing
He takes a breath, looks up, and, starin' at me, he says
Holy bunnies, white as snow, will you promise not to ever roam?

I don't know when these feelings all began
It seems the Devil and I walked hand-in-hand
And so, I'd run, and run, and run away
Endless circles through a senseless game

I would wait for an answer every night
But the Moon stayed silent with its damning light
And so, I'd run, and run, and run away
Feigning solace through a holy fate now

The echoes interlace
Repeating sacred grace to save the misbehaved
A picture-perfect masquerade
Embracing faded pages of tainted saints

Mi hijito, Dios te quiere, él sólo quiere protegerte
A saying I've heard before, adorning covenants
Dear God, I'm bored

We've lost our youth to the night
Left to find reason between every fracture of light
In portraits portraying our lives
Can we redefine what it means to be alive?

If the scripture says it's sin, then let's begin, a dying wish
Although our cards were dealt in blinded bliss
There's hope beyond this lone abyss
Leave bruises on my neck
We won't regret our staggered breaths
I wanna feel your body close, but there's something
Latching to my throat
It's got me

Co-, co-, co-, co-, what?
It's got me
Co-, co-, co-, co-, what?
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Cheap wine, cheaper praise
Cheap ways to fill my faith
I got a hundred ways to null the pain
Every day the same, still trying to pray, like
Oye, wey, ¿estás allí, en el cielo tan bello?
Find it hard to believe
Hey, did you run, and run, and run
To shun the only one
Who could have saved us from humanity's Sun?

We've lost our youth to the night
Left to find reason between every fracture of light
In portraits portraying our lives
Can we redefine what it means to be alive?
Life isn't up to a God
Our components are sonnets, they're up to us to write
Our memories live on through each line
Can we redefine what they mean?

If the scripture says it's sin, then let's begin, a dying wish
Although our cards were dealt in blinded bliss
There's hope beyond this lone abyss
Leave bruises on my neck
We won't regret our staggered breaths
I wanna feel your body close, but there's something
Latching to my throat

I wanna worship you all night
I wanna feel your gentle bite
And if the world wants us to burn
We'll join the stars and watch it turn

I could throw it all away, repeat the prayers I used to pray
But if I hid behind this broken bliss, I'll never know what lies within
Those markings on my neck, I don't regret the nights we spent
I wanna feel your body close, but there's something
Latching to my throat

The scripture says it's sin? Then let's begin this sinner's wish
Although our cards were dealt in blinded bliss
Let's recreate the serpent's kiss
These bruises on my neck, I won't repent, my knees are bent
I wanna hold your body close, just wrap your hands around my throat
They had me

Co-, co-, co-, co-, what?
But now I'm
Co-, co-, co-, co-, what?
Pull on my
Co-, co-, co-, co-, what?
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