Ashes in the Chapel
Metalcore and nu metal with syncopated palm-muted riffs, half-time stomp, crushing breakdowns, and a tense midtempo groove; verse 1 rides low-tuned chugs and scratched accents, pre-chorus strips to toms and bass swells, chorus opens with huge gang shouts and layered male-female harmonies, bridge drops to half-time with eerie choir pads and a final breakdown. Harsh male lead, fierce female counterlines, stacked doubles on hooks, shouted group responses, tape-stop cuts, reverse cymbal risers, stained-glass echo tails, bright punchy mix with a brutal low end., female vocals, nu metal, metalcore
Ashes in the Chapel
Metalcore and nu metal with syncopated palm-muted riffs, half-time stomp, crushing breakdowns, and a tense midtempo groove; verse 1 rides low-tuned chugs and scratched accents, pre-chorus strips to toms and bass swells, chorus opens with huge gang shouts and layered male-female harmonies, bridge drops to half-time with eerie choir pads and a final breakdown. Harsh male lead, fierce female counterlines, stacked doubles on hooks, shouted group responses, tape-stop cuts, reverse cymbal risers, stained-glass echo tails, bright punchy mix with a brutal low end., female vocals, nu metal, metalcore
Lyrics
Verse 1
I kneel where the candles crack
Stone floor, cold on my back
The ledger hides in the Bible sleeve
Your fingerprints on the offering plate
The bell above us shakes
While the lock on the side door breaks
You said, โForgive me, babyโ
But you came with stolen grace
Pre-Chorus
Pray for me
Pray for you
One hand clean
One hand blue
Pray for me
Pray for you
Heaven sees
What we do
Chorus
Pray, pray, pray
In the chapel haze
Pray, pray, pray
Wash the blood away
Pray, pray, pray
We were born this way
(Pray for me)
Pray, pray, pray
But the saints donโt stay
Verse 2
She wore the bruised silk veil
He wore the keys to the jail
I heard the money count
Through the wall behind the altar rail
Confession turned to code
Every secret had a price to hold
You kissed me like a warning sign
Then left me standing in the cold
Pre-Chorus
Pray for me
Pray for you
One hand clean
One hand blue
Pray for me
Pray for you
Heaven sees
What we do
Chorus
Pray, pray, pray
In the chapel haze
Pray, pray, pray
Wash the blood away
Pray, pray, pray
We were born this way
(Pray for me)
Pray, pray, pray
But the saints donโt stay
Bridge
Female
Hear the sirens at the gate
Feel the weight of every lie
Male
I tried to wash my name
In water that would never rise
Female
Kneel down
Say it loud
Male
No escape
From this crowd
Breakdown
Pray
Pray
Pray for the break
Pray
Pray
What did we take?
Final Chorus
Pray, pray, pray
In the chapel haze
Pray, pray, pray
Wash the blood away
Pray, pray, pray
We were born this way
(Pray for me)
Pray, pray, pray
But the saints donโt stay
(Pray for me)
Pray, pray, pray
In the chapel haze