Drill holes for the plague

[Verse 1] Leather beak Stitched black Charcoal eyes Burlap sack I walk where the candles gag Past bodies tagged in linen rags They cough my name through rotten teeth "Sir Please" from the straw and fleas I bless their brows in reeking halls "I'll let the demons leak from your skull" [Chorus] Hold still for the cure My child (my child) Let the malice run out wild Every hammer is a holy bell Ringing sickness out of your shell If you scream Then I know you're here If you quiet Then the pest is pierced Trust the hand that never shakes I drill little holes for the plague [Verse 2] I mark the spot in chalk and ash Feel the pulse like a trapped black gnat Boil the bit in bitter wine Mutter psalms out of crooked lines Neighbors spit at my passing boots Call me ghoul in a crow man's suit But who else walks into fever's fire Carrying nails and a borrowed choir? [Chorus] Hold still for the cure My child (hey!) Let the malice run out wild Every hammer is a holy bell Ringing sickness out of your shell If you scream Then I know you're here If you quiet Then the pest is pierced Trust the hand that never shakes I drill little holes for the plague [Bridge] I have seen black roses in the lungs I have heard God cough in your tongues Tell me Lord If this is wrong Why do my cured die so strong? Eyes rolled white toward chapel beams Foreheads shining Finally clean Take them gently I made space Four small doors in the bone for Your grace [Chorus] Hold still for the cure My child Let the malice run out wild Every hammer is a holy bell Ringing sickness out of your shell If you scream Then I know you're here If you quiet Then the pest is pierced Trust the hand that never breaks I drill little holes for the plague [intense outro]