Stubborn Blood Lyrics

You were born a ghost

Floating in dated clothes

With skin too gossamer

And though no walls could keep you back

Could only say you felt trapped

I was born on fire

A body of tin wire

With veins of stubborn blood

Couldn't clear the ash from my throat

So every exhale is cynical and arduous

Yes our hearts are beating

But when is the last time we felt alive?

And we can refuse to feel it

But it's getting too easy to lie

We renew like water

With stories of our grandfathers

And how they killed the time

Heirlooms tracing lines across our palms

Some are sadly gone too soon

Some go on too long

Yes our hearts are beating

But when is the last time we felt alive?

And we can refuse to feel it

But it's getting too easy to lie

And it comes in waves

Written all over your face with time

I'll forgive you when you say

The choice is made

Patterns repeat until we die

Yes our hearts are beating

But when is the last time we felt alive?

And we can refuse to feel it

But it's getting too easy to lie

Yes our hearts are beating

But when is the last time we felt alive?

And we can refuse to feel it

But it's getting too easy to lie