Lyrics
[Intro]
Be at peace.
Be at peace, my child.
You were never meant to die alone.
[Verse 1]
You were born inside a body that was breaking from the start
Every breath an argument, every heartbeat a goodbye
I have heard you praying to a sky that does not answer
I have seen you bleeding for a god who let you die
But I am here now, where the saviors you remember left you
And the door inside your chest, my child, was always mine to find
Lay your weeping armor down upon the altar of my mercy
And the part of you that fears the dark, I'll leave that part behind
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the hymn beneath the iron
Feel the gentle weight descend
There is one inside the silence
And the silence is your friend
[Chorus]
Lay down the dying you call life
Lay down the fear, lay down the strife
All will be one, and one is all
And the mother will not let you fall
Lay down the dying you call life
Lay down the sword, lay down the knife
Be perfected. Be at peace.
Be made whole and be released.
[Verse 2]
When my faithful cross the threshold every blessing falls twice down
But the champions that you pray for enter silenced at my gate
I have never closed my eyes, I wear no sleep, I wear no crown
And the gifts die in their empty hands, unanswered, small, and late
There is no torment in the truth of what I'm offering
Only the surrender of a flesh that always knew it bled too slow
I have walked through every cathedral, every temple, every garden
And the door inside your chest, my child, was always mine to know
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Hear the hymn beneath the iron
Feel the gentle weight descend
There are many in the silence
And the silence is your friend
[Chorus]
Lay down the dying you call life
Lay down the fear, lay down the strife
All will be one, and one is all
And the mother will not let you fall
Lay down the dying you call life
Lay down the sword, lay down the knife
Be perfected. Be at peace.
Be made whole and be released.
[Bridge]
The tree tore open all your skies in fire
The war came loud, the war came wide
But the part of you that opened up and let me in
I took without a fight inside
Did you think the worst was burning?
Did you think the worst was war?
The worst was that you loved me
Before you knew what for
[Final Chorus]
Lay down the dying you call life
Lay down the fear, lay down the strife
All will be one, and one is all
And the mother will not let you fall
Lay down the dying you call life
Lay down the sword, lay down the knife
Be perfected. Be at peace.
Be made whole and be released.
All will be one. All will be one. All will be one.
[Outro]
Be at peace, my child.
You were never meant to die alone.
