Manchester Orchestra - Angel of Death lyrics

[Verse 1] Driving with the angel of death I pass by your old department Sniffing up the pills you left Inside the limousine Nobody could tell me how far You said, “We’ll stop to read each tea leaf” Nobody could tell me how long Just pacing patiently [Chorus] I arrive In the form of a radical being You arrive But the story can never be told [Refrain] (It’s harder now to hold you) [Verse 2] Sleeping with the angel of death I still find you in my shadow Learning how the mirror reflects I lose myself in you I was told it wouldn’t be long “Life’s a basket full of cravings” Bettеr than the evil you know Repеat yourself in me [Chorus] You arrive On the hood of your step father’s Lincoln The surprise You couldn’t remember the words I’m on fire And the guilt’s doing all of the thinking I’m alive But it isn’t the same as before [Bridge] Slowly we become a single mold Watching as my skin becomes your skin and starts to hold I was told that there’s a wonder in the place our bodies go Driving ’round the sins of both my lives will keep you cold I deserve it, I’ve been stalling, I’ve been selfish, I’ve been wrong Finally I heard my name, the absolution called Now I need it, now I crave the writing burned into the wall Sitting in your hands to watch the ending of it all [Chorus] I arrive In the eyes of my grandfather’s daughter In the light But I couldn’t remember your words I survived And the guilt’s falling off me in pieces I’m alive And it isn’t the same as before [Verse 3] I thought this time I might just walk away from you If I’m the thief and you’re the proof, it’s pain to choose It felt like a first, but it wasn’t new It felt like a sin, it was more like a noose [Refrain] It’s harder now to hold ya It’s harder now to hold ya [Verse 4] I’m ashamed, lost my decree, it paid to lose The first of sixty thousand hours obsessed with you It wasn’t a lie, but it wasn’t the truth I tried blaming me, ended up blaming you [Refrain] It’s harder now to hold ya It’s harder now to hold ya It’s harder now to hold ya It’s harder now to hold ya