Burn the Sanctuary Down (Alt 1)
TitanChord
Intro
She struck the match before she ran
Verse 1
The hymnals burned in alphabetical order
The pews went up like cordwood pine
The cross fell forward through the smoke
The deacon ran like he had time
Pre-Chorus
She lit the kerosene
She lit the pulpit too
She lit the holy book
She lit her father's pew
Chorus
Burn the sanctuary down, sanctuary down
Daughter struck the match without a sound
Took the steeple, took the stone
Burn the sanctuary down to bone
Verse 2
Sheriff said the wind was favorable
Insurance said the wiring was old
News said a daughter had run away
News did not say what she was told
Pre-Chorus
She lit the kerosene
She lit the pulpit too
She lit the holy book
She lit her father's pew
Chorus
Burn the sanctuary down, sanctuary down
Daughter struck the match without a sound
Took the steeple, took the stone
Burn the sanctuary down to bone
Bridge
She did what I should have done at twelve
She did what I should have done at twenty
She did what I built her up to do
And the Lord did not say plenty
Burn the sanctuary down, sanctuary down
Daughter struck the match without a sound
Took the steeple, took the stone
Burn the sanctuary down to bone
Outro
Timing is estimated — lines are spaced evenly across the track.
Burn the Sanctuary Down (Alt 1)
By TitanChord · Doom-pop
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Lyrics
Intro She struck the match before she ran
Verse 1 The hymnals burned in alphabetical order The pews went up like cordwood pine The cross fell forward through the smoke The deacon ran like he had time
Pre-Chorus She lit the kerosene She lit the pulpit too She lit the holy book She lit her father's pew
Chorus Burn the sanctuary down, sanctuary down Daughter struck the match without a sound Took the steeple, took the stone Burn the sanctuary down to bone
Verse 2 Sheriff said the wind was favorable Insurance said the wiring was old News said a daughter had run away News did not say what she was told
Pre-Chorus She lit the kerosene She lit the pulpit too She lit the holy book She lit her father's pew
Chorus Burn the sanctuary down, sanctuary down Daughter struck the match without a sound Took the steeple, took the stone Burn the sanctuary down to bone
Bridge She did what I should have done at twelve She did what I should have done at twenty She did what I built her up to do And the Lord did not say plenty Burn the sanctuary down, sanctuary down Daughter struck the match without a sound Took the steeple, took the stone Burn the sanctuary down to bone
Outro
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