I Dont Rot The Way You Hoped
TitanChord
Intro
You packed the dirt down with your heel
Verse 1
You packed the dirt down with your heel
Said a few words you didn't mean
Wore my brother's borrowed jacket
Kept your fingernails clean
Thought the lid would be the ending
Thought the hymn would close the door
But I been down here listening
And I'm patient like before
Pre-Chorus
Sleep don't come the way you planned
There's dirt beneath your hand
Chorus
I don't rot the way you hoped
Six foot down and I still talk
You can shovel over what you did
But the dead keep a longer clock
Verse 2
You sold the truck, you sold the acres
Spent the money quick and loud
But you flinch at every shovel
And you can't abide a crowd
Every harvest comes up crooked
Every dog won't cross my row
Funny how a planted secret
Always finds its way to grow
Pre-Chorus
Sleep don't come the way you planned
There's dirt beneath your hand
Chorus
I don't rot the way you hoped
Six foot down and I still talk
You can shovel over what you did
But the dead keep a longer clock
Bridge
You didn't kill a man, you seeded one
Put me where the roots run deep
Now I'm in the well, I'm in the rafters
I'm the thing that walks your sleep
I don't rot the way you hoped
Six foot down and I still talk
You can shovel over what you did
But the dead keep a longer clock
Outro
I don't rot the way you hoped
And you'll meet me when you stop
Timing is estimated — lines are spaced evenly across the track.
I Dont Rot The Way You Hoped
By TitanChord · Gothic Americana
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Lyrics
Intro You packed the dirt down with your heel
Verse 1 You packed the dirt down with your heel Said a few words you didn't mean Wore my brother's borrowed jacket Kept your fingernails clean Thought the lid would be the ending Thought the hymn would close the door But I been down here listening And I'm patient like before
Pre-Chorus Sleep don't come the way you planned There's dirt beneath your hand
Chorus I don't rot the way you hoped Six foot down and I still talk You can shovel over what you did But the dead keep a longer clock
Verse 2 You sold the truck, you sold the acres Spent the money quick and loud But you flinch at every shovel And you can't abide a crowd Every harvest comes up crooked Every dog won't cross my row Funny how a planted secret Always finds its way to grow
Pre-Chorus Sleep don't come the way you planned There's dirt beneath your hand
Chorus I don't rot the way you hoped Six foot down and I still talk You can shovel over what you did But the dead keep a longer clock
Bridge You didn't kill a man, you seeded one Put me where the roots run deep Now I'm in the well, I'm in the rafters I'm the thing that walks your sleep I don't rot the way you hoped Six foot down and I still talk You can shovel over what you did But the dead keep a longer clock
Outro I don't rot the way you hoped And you'll meet me when you stop
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