[Intro]


[Verse]
Stone walls echo a silent plea
Beneath the vaulted arch I kneel
A sacred space, meant to cleanse me
But a truth I can no longer conceal

[Pre-Chorus]
The organ groans a mournful sound
Strings ascend, a rising tide
Water whispers on hallowed ground
Where broken souls can no longer hide

[Chorus]
Ashes in the Holy Water, a bitter, black cascade
Every blessing turned to poison, a promise now betrayed
My faith a shroud of sorrow, my guilt a funeral pyre
Consumed by this corruption, fueled by a dying fire

[Verse]
The baritone cracks, a wounded roar
Against the judgment of the choir
Each note a hammer on my core
Setting my very soul afire

[Pre-Chorus]
The drums begin their heavy beat
Percussion tolls a death knell deep
My penance tastes like defeat
Secrets the stained glass cannot keep

[Chorus]
Ashes in the Holy Water, a bitter, black cascade
Every blessing turned to poison, a promise now betrayed
My faith a shroud of sorrow, my guilt a funeral pyre
Consumed by this corruption, fueled by a dying fire

[Bridge]

[Breakdown]
Wash me, cleanse me, though I know
This stain will never truly go...

[Chorus]
Ashes in the Holy Water, a bitter, black cascade
Every blessing turned to poison, a promise now betrayed
My faith a shroud of sorrow, my guilt a funeral pyre
Consumed by this corruption, fueled by a dying fire

[Outro]