Hollow in the Marrow

[Verse 1] The good book's on the table, spine is cracked and worn I read the words of wrath to greet the coming morn Got a list of all the sinners, written in my hand Drawing lines in this dry riverbed, dividing up the sand I polish my own halo with a dusty, threadbare rag And watch the righteous banner turn into a flag of black [Chorus] There's a hollow in the marrow, a famine in the feast A silence in the chapel where the choir ought to be I call it moral fiber, I call it standing tall But it's just a different hunger, answered by the fall Yeah, it's just a different hunger, and it's coming for us all [Verse 2] My neighbor's got a shadow, follows where he goes I weigh it on my balance, add up all he owes Call it God's own justice, call it heaven's plan To measure out a whole life by the back of just one hand I built my house on bedrock, on judgment hard and true But the windows all are mirrors, and the ghost inside is you [Chorus] There's a hollow in the marrow, a famine in the feast A silence in the chapel where the choir ought to be I call it moral fiber, I call it standing tall But it's just a different hunger, answered by the fall Yeah, it's just a different hunger, and it's coming for us all [Solo] [Bridge] I prayed for cleansing fire, I prayed for righteous rain To wash away the weakness, to purify the stain The clouds came in like armies, the sky turned into lead But the only thing that drowned here was the garden in my head [Chorus] There's a hollow in the marrow, a famine in the feast A silence in the chapel where the choir ought to be I call it moral fiber, I call it standing tall But it's just a different hunger, answered by the fall Yeah, it's just a different hunger, and it's coming for us all [sound of rain, light thunder and wind] [fender rhodes piano outro]