Hive Mind - Shackled

Shackled. To a church in the dark of the woods.

Overwhelmed. Cold wraps around my heart.


I have nailed the meat to my skin
So the crows can be my next of kin
I fell in love with the darkness so I followed it in
To alters of loving anguish and healing sin



What is perceived, as an infection, is in times a saving grace.
The darkness can be warmer than a familiar place


Just remember, it's a lonely path to take
Just remember, nothings fair when you swallow the only blood you have spare

Just remember, once you've rinsed your bones in the acid and the grit
Force them back into place and just remember they aren't an easy fix


Shackled. To a church in the dark of the woods.
Overwhelmed. Cold wraps around my heart.


No longer have to carve your heart out in the search
For love or meaning in this decaying dirt
Fires, ready to blister, the brands are ready for flesh
Peel back your soul for these flames to ingest.


Walk through an inferno to skin the devil in his sleep
Slit the wrists of god to drink the blood at his feet
Eat the hearts of a thousand women and the children they raise

Crush


Shackled. To a church in the dark of the woods.

Overwhelmed. Cold wraps around my heart.


I have nailed the meat to my skin
So the crows can be my next of kin
I fell in love with the darkness so I followed it in
To alters of loving anguish and healing sin