Heir to the Grave cover art

Songtexte

[Intro]
[creepy harp arpeggios, distant Chucky laugh fading in]
[soft vinyl crackle, low wind ambience]

[Verse 1]
Black suit
Red dirt on my shoes
Everyone dressed like a crow
All staring at you

Old priest
Hands shake on the page
Name carved cold in the stone
Same last name as my rage

White lilies
Wilting in the rain
All my little cousins in a row
Trying not to say your name

I’m the quiet one
Back bench, head low
But I’m counting every fake tear
Every face I know

[Chorus]
Heir to the grave
I don’t want this crown
It was paid in blood
Passed hand-me-down

Heir to the grave
Every smile, a debt
I inherit all this hurt
And the things you left

Heir to the grave
Can’t wash these hands
If legacy is pain
I’ll rewrite the plans

[Intro]
[silence…]
[one dry dark laugh, everything cuts]

[Verse 2]
Empty chairs
Name tags on the pews
Little kids asking, “Where you go?”
Adults changing the truth

Cheap cologne
Plastic rosary shine
People talking ‘bout heaven
While I study the line

Same last name
On the folded black flag
Same last name
On the toe-tag

I’m the next in line
That’s what they say
If this is what the throne costs
I’ll burn that way

[Chorus]
Heir to the grave
I don’t want this crown
It was paid in blood
Passed hand-me-down

Heir to the grave
Every smile, a debt
I inherit all this hurt
And the things you left

Heir to the grave
Can’t wash these hands
If legacy is pain
I’ll rewrite the plans

[Intro]
[silence…]
[low inhale, closer dark laugh, tape stop]

[Verse 3]
(yeah)

[VIOLENCE – RAP SECTION / SPACE FOR BARS]
[Section starts ~2:10 with brutal sax stabs and rapid drums. Use this space for your own verses and names.]

[Chorus]
Heir to the grave
I’m remaking this crown
Turn ashes into armor
I won’t back down

Heir to the grave
Legacy, not gold
From the bottom to the throne
We don’t sell our souls

Heir to the grave
Put my name on the flame
When they speak on this line
They gon’ bless, not shame