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Blood and Rope lyrics
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Intro
The stone rolls far from the porch where it started
Verse 1
Left with a bag while the light still burned Feet on the gravel, the chain still turned Hands that fed me also held the key Door that opened also closed on me Pockets empty but the blood stayed full Voice in the rearview saying stay, don't pull I chose the road where the moss don't grow But every mile the rope still shows The roots I left still reach for my shoes The hands I ran from still shape my moves Plate on the table, lock on the door Same hands that poured, same hands that swore
Chorus
Blood and rope, they pull me both ways One feeds the roots, one tightens the chain Stay light, stay gone, but the blood don't fade The stone rolls free but the rope knows my name Blood and rope, they pull me both ways
Verse 2
Now the bag is heavier with the things I chased Success on the screen but the call still waits The plate I left still sits at the table The lock I broke still clicks in my cable They say blood thicker but the water I drank Was the same that drowned me when the pressure sank I send the money but the words stay short The rope gets longer every time I call short The stone I became still gathers no moss But the blood in my veins still carries the cost
Chorus
Blood and rope, they pull me both ways One feeds the roots, one tightens the chain Stay light, stay gone, but the blood don't fade The stone rolls free but the rope knows my name Blood and rope, they pull me both ways
Bridge
The hands that claimed to protect me tight Were the same ones that taught me to fight the light I cut the rope but the blood still flows The roots I pulled still grow where I go
Chorus
Blood and rope, they pull me both ways One feeds the roots, one tightens the chain Stay light, stay gone, but the blood don't fade The stone rolls free but the rope knows my name Blood and rope, they pull me both ways
Outro
Blood and rope, they pull me both ways
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The stone rolls far from the porch where it started
Blood and rope, they pull me both ways One feeds the roots, one tightens the chain
Blood and rope, they pull me both ways
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