Stakes Lyrics

From the lake
Where I lost it all
Stacked on the stake
Yet you blessed the fallI guess that I knew I was warned
I left my words in the cold
The things that I built for myself
Castles are tumbling down
Surrender the heir, savour the crown
Here lies where I drownThe first time that I sought for grace
But not the last lung I'd put to wasteI'm burning down the stakes
Wash away, wash awayI'm burning down the stakes
Wash away, wash awayTumbling through this jaded book
The hearts I stole, the air I took
What love is this
And now the photograph is all that's left
To feed the wolves and empty chests
To break the bestThe first time that I sought for grace
But not the last lung I'd put to wasteI'm burning down the stakes

Wash away, wash awayI'm burning down the stakes
Wash away, wash awayI'm burning down the stakes
Wash away, wash awayI'm burning down the stakes
Wash away, wash awayI never bled for a thousand lies
Just to stem the flow
I never wept over a thousand lives
Just to let this goI never bled for a thousand lies
Just to stem the flow
I never wept over a thousand lives
Just to let this goWash away, wash away, wash away, wash away