Grave In The Pavement

Chorus
Lay another trench where the concrete crack
Violin crying, no turning back
Heavy on the bass when the speakers blow
Walking through the shadow where the reapers go
Lay another trench where the concrete crack
Heart made of stone, keep the spine pitch black

Verse 1
Keys hit minor, tension in the room
Engine hum low like a harbinger of doom
Slide on the asphalt, sparks in the grill
Memphis tape grit with the cadence of the drill
Shoelaces tied, knuckle bleed red
Running with the phantom living in my head
Violin slicing clean through the smoke
Promise on the cross that I never once broke
Eight-o-eight shaking all the rust off the gate
Cold night air with a calendar of fate

Chorus
Lay another trench where the concrete crack
Violin crying, no turning back
Heavy on the bass when the speakers blow
Walking through the shadow where the reapers go
Lay another trench where the concrete crack
Heart made of stone, keep the spine pitch black

Verse 2
Cough up soot from the furnace inside
Nowhere left for a sinner to hide
Staccato strings tearing open the seams
Sirens bleeding right into the dreams
Step in the puddle, reflection is cold
Looking for the peace that I traded and sold
Snare snap sharp like a bone breaking down
Heavy is the iron when you walk through the town

Bridge
Soft vocal hum beneath the roar
Shadows creeping underneath the door
Violin screech, distortion bleed
Pushed by the hunger, pulled by the greed

Chorus
Lay another trench where the concrete crack
Violin crying, no turning back
Heavy on the bass when the speakers blow
Walking through the shadow where the reapers go
Lay another trench where the concrete crack
Heart made of stone, keep the spine pitch black