Slow Violence

When the moment comes to light the lost and it's eyes on you
 Leaving us no legacy but residue
 It's when you preach your promises like the filth was always there
 Like we were always dead
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 If we could tread so lightly that the bait in my breath is done
 Grind down, the grief gives way, justify just another one
 The mourning ends, the maker mends and you feed it
 And with your nothing words, stand by the lie, watch your saviour bleed
 He said, "My son, they'll know you by the numbness in your knees"
 If I could run the way your god conceals his gun
 He'd know that for all your pride, well
 We're all buried by the same slow violence
 I'll take you with me, well
 We're all buried by the sure decay, you lied
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 So give us something more than the wretch, than the pose of the penitent
 And with a rapture wracked, spit back the impact in the garden
 It's your Judas kiss, the shots don't miss, and you know it
 Call for a binding, blade to the boy, and bite down until it's all done
 Isn't this what you want? The man, the pyre, the only son
 If I could run the way your god conceals his gun
 He'd know that for all your pride, well
 We're all buried by the same slow violence
 I'll take you with me, well
 We're all buried by the sure decay, you lied
 So you can save your empty prayers for deaf ears
 Keep your eyes front and listen, your sons are all singing Maria
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 And you can bleed your promises
 And leech your covenant
 But can't you hear it?
 They're already singing Maria
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 For all your pride
 For the lie that feeds the fire
 For all your pride, well
 We're all buried by the same slow violence
 I'll take you with me, well
 We're all buried by the sure decay, you lied (Maria)
 For all your pride
 (The way your god conceals his gun)
 It's just the same slow violence, oh (Maria)
 For all your pride
 (Just the way your god conceals his gun)
 It's just the same slow violence