Broken Standoff

You kept the

secret like it was yours

to hold I

saw the crack in the story you told

The air got thin when the truth came close

Half-time drums and shadows in the low harmony

You can't hide

what the walls already know

I won't beg

for the truth

you

won't show

Family secrets buried under the floor

I felt the give when you slammed the door

The silence cracked

and the floor gave way Low harmonies

pulling the truth to the light

You can't hide

what the walls already

know

I won't beg

for the truth

you won't show

You can't hide what the walls already know

I won't beg

for the truth you won't show The floor gives way

and the secret

is free

(raspy ad-lib wail)