[Lyric] Notre Dank (S.W.I.M. (USA))

[Intro]
You don't mind my days, I feel like I don't know
River ran down that wall; Take me down, down, down below
And please just let me go
The ashes of a better life I saw crumbling down
I tried to grip it twice, and I can't hold
Hold me down, now, hold my soul
I'm tired now, just let me

[Chorus]
The ashes came falling down
And the church is gone (oh no)
Man was worshiping man
And it all went wrong

[Verse 1]
Take me downtown to the river, I pray
I've been praying in the light, but the light don't stay
We've been living by the creak, we've been giving what we need
But, if I burn it down, pray on your hands and your knees
I got no time to watch a man beg and bleed for his soul
You've been playing in the dirt 'til the dirt got cold
Now you watching in your grave, rolling over as I place
I've been swinging all these shovels, but still can't catch a spade
Still can't catch a break when I'm down on my back
I've been swinging for the fences just to get back on track
Just burn me in the forest and build a church out of ash
I know who you worship and who gives the last laugh, damn
(instrumental break)

[Chorus]
The ashes came falling down
And the church is gone (oh no)
Man was worshiping man
And it all went wrong

[Verse 2]
I've seen the kiss of flames touch my breath
I've been down here, and I'm losing myself
I've been breaking apart the chains that hold me down
No church is gonna tell me bout some sacred ground
I've been burning the things like Notre Dame
Tell me when I'm wrong
Tell me that I was living right, give it up in a psalm
How many times I gotta act somber to get along?
Flames dance inside my head, a saint's true song

[Chorus]
The ashes came falling down
And the church is gone (oh no)
Man was worshiping man
And it all went wrong

[Verse 3]
We came out here, then we praised everything that we burn
I was down there in the dark, dark, praising to learn
I was mixing ashes inside of the urn
But we went to turn back time, but time ain't never been the same
Why am I dying in the pack? It's in another life
I can feel a piece of my mind becoming asinine
Switching up verbatim, but, every time, I'm laying the line
It's another trench to jump over, just so say that I'm fine
But, I swear to God, I'm fine
Whoo, eh-ah
(instrumental break)

[Bridge]
Oh, nobody gon tell you
Everything you gotta do to change
Realize your chain
Look in your head now
We're all half-dead
Get up out your bed, dear
Take to the streets, put on your feet
And fight through your fear now
We won't win 'til we burn it down

[Verse 4]
Oh, I know we came to fight
But we ain't gonna die, we ain't gonna lay your guns aside
Oh, I know we came to fight
But we ain't gotta die, lay your guns aside
And stick down in the fucking side
I wanna go to war in the streets, I wanna walk with the cleats
I wanna burn down buildings, I wanna praise when I preach
I wanna walk down the hall, I wanna act all appalled
I wanna act like I dance in the rain for y'all
I wanna run the game back, I wanna hide right now
I wanna fire my gun, I wanna shut down the crowd
I wanna fight the cops, I wanna run from 12
I wanna wish you well, all while I raise some hell
Raise some hell, raise some hell
I just wanna raise some hell (ha!)
For a better life
Cause we deserve better than what we fucking got