Mercy like a gun when you’ve come undone
I’ve awoken in the hour that receives no one
The sound of a tribe will
Shake me out until sunrise
The heat of tomorrow released
As the wind blows
A beating stare from all the tribe
No sleep tonight
The howl from below
The wolf and the soaring crow
Am I losing control?
Am I losing all of control?
All spirit's entrance
I toss and turn in no romance
From six under the grass the
Prison breaks like glass
Stripped of all the air in my lungs now
Flee from the walls so alone
Stampede in the room like a buffalo
Raise me up in my throes
The howl from below
The wolf and the soaring crow
Am I losing control?
Am I losing all of control?
All spirit's entrance
I toss and turn in no romance
From six under the grass the
Prison breaks like glass
Upon the burial lie thieves of their past
Firewater tenacious
Upon the burial ground
Upon the burial ground
Between the living and the dead we move
Between the living and the dead we all move
Shift all placement, but they’re sifting you
Between the living and the dead we all move
The claim we stake a land within our wake
A garden in the bones
A headdress down in the soil we own
We build it on the bullshit or
Build it upon the burial
A garden in the bones
A headdress down in the soil we own, yeah
Stripped of all the air in my lungs now
Feeling so alone
Stampede in the room like a buffalo
Feeling so low
Pull out all the ground from below
You’ve given quite a show
Stampede in the room like a buffalo
Raise me up in my throes
The howl from below
The wolf and the soaring crow
Am I losing control?
Am I losing all of control?
All spirit's entrance
I toss and turn in no romance
From six under the grass the
Prison breaks like glass
Upon the burial lie thieves of their past
Firewater tenacious
Upon the burial ground
Upon the burial ground
Upon the burial ground
Between the living and the dead we move
(We move)
Mercy like a gun
I’ve awoken in the hour that receives no one
The sound of a tribe will
Shake me out until sunrise
The heat of tomorrow released
As the wind blows
A beating stare from all the tribe
No sleep tonight
The howl from below
The wolf and the soaring crow
Am I losing control?
Am I losing all of control?
All spirit's entrance
I toss and turn in no romance
From six under the grass the
Prison breaks like glass
Stripped of all the air in my lungs now
Flee from the walls so alone
Stampede in the room like a buffalo
Raise me up in my throes
The howl from below
The wolf and the soaring crow
Am I losing control?
Am I losing all of control?
All spirit's entrance
I toss and turn in no romance
From six under the grass the
Prison breaks like glass
Upon the burial lie thieves of their past
Firewater tenacious
Upon the burial ground
Upon the burial ground
Between the living and the dead we move
Between the living and the dead we all move
Shift all placement, but they’re sifting you
Between the living and the dead we all move
The claim we stake a land within our wake
A garden in the bones
A headdress down in the soil we own
We build it on the bullshit or
Build it upon the burial
A garden in the bones
A headdress down in the soil we own, yeah
Stripped of all the air in my lungs now
Feeling so alone
Stampede in the room like a buffalo
Feeling so low
Pull out all the ground from below
You’ve given quite a show
Stampede in the room like a buffalo
Raise me up in my throes
The howl from below
The wolf and the soaring crow
Am I losing control?
Am I losing all of control?
All spirit's entrance
I toss and turn in no romance
From six under the grass the
Prison breaks like glass
Upon the burial lie thieves of their past
Firewater tenacious
Upon the burial ground
Upon the burial ground
Upon the burial ground
Between the living and the dead we move
(We move)
Mercy like a gun
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
Garden in the Bones Lyrics as written by Mark Holcomb Jake Bowen
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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I think the song speaks of the struggles of Native American tribes & the mistreatment they've faced through our history. During the middle quiet section of the song, there's clearly a sort of "chanting" vocal in the background that sounds very Native American. I think this song is from the perspective of a descendant. Take the line "between the living & the dead we move" representing a kind of symbolic root in one's ancestral heritage, culturally moving or adapting historical events & traditions to contemporary uses. The "headdress down in the soil we own" & mentions of a burial ground could represent cultural claims to ancestral land & controversy over excavation of Native American lands and artifacts.