"Lead Me To The Slaughter" lyrics

Hold me under the water
I'm finally clean
Make me your perfect vessel
Baptize me
I'd be lucky to drown in a river so sweet
Mmm, I'll be your offering

Lay me down on your altar
Sacrifice me
Making a fool of the devil
While you're making me bleed
I'll lay my body down if it sets my soul free
Mmm, I'll be your offering

(So will you)

Lead me to the slaughter
Won't you wash me in the blood of a martyr
Lay me on down a bed of roses
Knowing
I'll never breathe again

Breathe again, yeah

I'll give all I have to offer, sanctify me
You save my soul with a smile
But you're bearing your teeth
Bleeding my body dry 'till I fall to my knees
(Mmm, I'll be your offering)
Father forgive them, for they know not what they've done

Lead me to the slaughter
Won't you wash me in the blood of a martyr
Lay me on down a bed of roses
Knowing
I'll never breathe again

Take me by the hand take me under
Whispering the words of our fathers
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Knowing
I'll never breathe again

Cast your lot for my clothes
Leave the bones for the crows
This is the end of the road
It feels like going home

I finally see the light
Will I ever find my sanctuary?
Dressed head to toe in white
I know it's far too late to save me

Lead me to the slaughter
Won't you wash me in the blood of a martyr
Lay me on down a bed of roses
Knowing
I'll never breathe again

Take me by the hand take me under
Whispering the words of our fathers
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Knowing
I'll never breathe again

Breathe again, yeah