[Verse 1] I am the vine in your blood The shadow that perfumes your breath I am the silence before the storm And the whisper beneath your death I did not come to choose for you I only opened the door What stepped across, you called yourself I only gave it form [Chorus] I am the voice inside your veins The hand that tears, the hand that stays I opened the gate — what comes is yours I am your struggle, I am your cause [Verse 2] I sing with the cries of your fear I laugh in the ecstasy flood I pressed you open like a womb And filled you with endless blood Do not curse me for what you saw I showed you nothing new Demons and angels were always there I only made them true [Chorus] I am the voice inside your veins The hand that tears, the hand that stays I opened the gate — what comes is yours I am your struggle, I am your cause [Outro] I whisper still when you wake In flashes that never fade You begged for light — I gave you night And left you holding both inside.
