Broken Cipher

(heavy breath)

Can't wash the slate clean

Still hearing floorboards bend

Waking up at 4 AM,

stomach turned inside out Every siren down the boulevard feels like a

shout Checked the bolt three times,

pacing on the cracked tile Forgot the muscle memory of an honest

smile Sirens fade, but the ringing in my skull stays loud

Buried all the wreckage underneath a storm cloud

Look into the glass,

see a stranger staring back

Scraping off the rust along a one-way track

Scars don't sleep when the sun goes down Heavy is the iron

in this ghost-walk town

(yeah, they never sleep)

Try to hold it in,

let the concrete break How much terror can one ribcage take?

Car doors slamming outside got my heart rate spiked

Running through the alleys that my nightmares liked

Cold sweat dripping on the collar of my fleece

Trading all my hours for a second worth of peace Told myself

I made it out,

told myself I won Still flinching at the shadow of an empty

smoking gun They say talk about it,

let it bleed, let it heal

Hard to find the words when the dread is too real

Lock the latch again,

lean against the frame Every silent corner whispering the same old blame

Scars don't sleep when the sun goes down

Heavy is the iron in this ghost-walk town (never sleep)

Try to hold it in,

let the concrete break

How much terror can one ribcage take?

(exhale) It isn't in the room...

It's under the skin.

Every closed door waiting for it all to cave in.

(tell me when it ends...

tell me when it ends)

Still here.

Still standing in the smoke.

(deep breath)