Built on Busted Things

[Intro] [percussive fingerpicked acoustic guitar, steady kick drum pulse] [Verse 1] [gritty baritone male vocals] I was raised on wire and rust Bent up bells and broken trust Hand me down coat, no kind of light Slept in sin, called it right Hammer falls, promise fades, built my peace on razor blades If grace was gold I had none, just busted nails and setting sun [Chorus] [tambourine enters on backbeat] I loved with splinters in my hands Built my prayers on sinking sand Don't ask me what mercy brings All I know, it's built on busted things [Post-Chorus] [acoustic guitar riff, slide guitar swells] [Verse 2] Daddy prayed with working hands Mama bled through Sunday hymns Bible cracked, the roof fell in Still we sang through dust and sin You think a man breaks all at once? No, he breaks slow Little lie, little rust One closed door you never know [Chorus] [slide guitar melody] I loved with splinters in my hands Built my prayers on sinking sand Don't ask me what mercy brings All I know, it's built on busted things [Outro] Everything I got Was built on busted things [acoustic guitar fades out, final kick drum hit]