Sacred Mantra

SACRED MANTRA!
SACRED MANTRA!

I'm burning rosaries, chewing on the holy dust
Every syllable a razor, every vowel turns to rust
(Rust, rust...)
Om is in my bloodstream, mantra in my bones
I've been screaming through the static, praying to the dial tones

Whisper once — I'll detonate
I'm the prayer you can't escape

SACRED MANTRA — TEARING THROUGH MY FLESH!
I CAN HEAR THE DIVINE IN THE DISTORTION!
(In the distortion!)
SACRED MANTRA — I CAN'T TURN AWAY!
THIS SOUND IS MY CROSS, THIS SOUND IS MY

Smash the chalice, drink the ashes of forgotten names
I'm the last one standing in the static, feeding on the flames
(The flames, the flames!)
Mantra burns inside my skull like a second heart
I don't know where mercy ends and where the chaos starts

CAN YOU HEAR IT?!
CAN YOU HEAR IT?!
Is this grace?
THIS IS MY PRAYER!
Is this pain?
RIP MY THROAT, LET ME SCREAM IT IN YOUR

SACRED MANTRA — TEARING THROUGH MY FLESH!
I CAN HEAR THE DIVINE IN THE DISTORTION!
(In the distortion!)
SACRED MANTRA — I CAN'T TURN AWAY!
I WAS BORN TO SING, I WAS BORN TO
DECAY!

SACRED!
SACRED! SACRED! SACRED!
SACRED... MANTRA.
...Om.