Ancient Hunger

[Verse 1]
You came back wrong
and I liked that
under the black cloth
your pulse came back

Cold in your throat
warm in your eyes
you moved like rain
through a graveyard sky

Your skin was a vow
your mouth was a sign
I touched the edge
and you crossed the line

[Pre-Chorus]
I hear your hunger
under the seam
slow as a coffin
bright as a dream

Come closer now
let it begin
you learned the door
from the shape within

[Chorus]
Ancient hunger
take my name
Ancient hunger
burn the blame
Living dead, you call me in
(come back)
Living dead, I let you in
(come back)

[Verse 2]
You wore the dusk
like a second veil
fingers like roots
on my collarbone trail

One kiss and the room
went pale at the seams
your lips said forever
your eyes said feast

I held you close
to the edge of dawn
you smiled like a storm
that the moon had spawned

[Pre-Chorus]
I hear your hunger
under the seam
slow as a coffin
bright as a dream

Come closer now
let it begin
you learned the door
from the shape within

[Chorus]
Ancient hunger
take my name
Ancient hunger
burn the blame
Living dead, you call me in
(come back)
Living dead, I let you in
(come back)

[Bridge]
Now the floorboards ache
when you walk through
every old wound
starts wanting you

I taste the rust
in the air you keep
sweet as sin
and sharp as sleep

[Final Chorus]
Ancient hunger
take my name
Ancient hunger
burn the blame
Living dead, you call me in
(come back)
Living dead, I let you in
(come back)

Ancient hunger
stay in me
Ancient hunger
set me free
Living dead, you rise with dawn
(come back)
Living dead, and I’m not gone
(come back)