As They Sleep

As They Sleep Lyrics [Verse 1] Iron in the air Rot in the pews Empty-eyed saints Staring straight through Cracks in the stone Bleeding black steam Shadows keep time To the hum of the machine [Pre-Chorus] Wake up, wake up To the gnashing underneath Wake up, wake up Hear the hammers in your teeth [Chorus] As they sleep We drag their halos through the mud As they sleep We crown the quiet with a flood Of every sin they swore they'd keep Tear their heaven from the deep While they pray themselves to sleep [Verse 2] Funeral bells Choke on the soot Choir mouths move Nothing leaves their throats Dead roses twitch Thorns start to grin Something in the crypt Wants to crawl back in [Chorus] As they sleep We drag their halos through the mud As they sleep We crown the quiet with a flood Of every sin they swore they'd keep Tear their heaven from the deep While they pray themselves to sleep [Bridge] Lullaby in reverse Sung through splintered teeth Every word a curse Crawling out from underneath [Final Chorus] As they sleep Something breathes in the rafters As they sleep I can hear broken laughter Every slow dragging creak Is a hand on my throat As they sleep I wear the haunt like a coat