[Verse 1]

Rising to the top knowing I must fall

Refeathered wings, salt the strings to remake the crawl

To the top

And then take the fall again

Blood soaked, gagged and choked, lined face on stone

Stripped bare, sucking in air

This is my home, it seems

With the rock and the hard place stuck between

The Godman Christ cause cursed man to the test

And this Goddamned cross crushed into my chest

I'm still doing my best

[Chorus]

And so the winter time comes calling

Through the skies I'm crawling, from cloud nine, I've fallen

And then the foolish times rush in

It's no longer mine, life on cloud nine

[Bridge]

Place your dreams in a bottle, smash it to the ground

Slip off you slippers and dance all around

It's blood baby, it's just blood baby

It's just blood baby, it's just your precious blood

[Verse 2]

I've come this far and I said I'd go all the way

But these fevered winds sway stronger each day

And I'm fool's gold, and my heart's not right

But I'd still sell what's left in my soul just to pay the tithe

Shot down the glory of my prime

Only to find the bullets were divine

So don't speak to me of heavens above

'cos Cloud 9 is where I've fallen from

[Outro]

Carry on the wayward son, the way that lovers do