Glass

The Glass Trap

(Verse 1)

Staring at the spoon, yeah, the ritual begins

Searching for a map underneath the paper skin

One sharp sting, then the lightning hits the vein

A chemical eclipse washing over all the pain

The world turns electric, the heart starts to race

I’m a ghost in the mirror with a stranger's face

Eyes wide open, pupils swallowing the light

I’m the king of the morning, I’m the god of the night.

(Chorus)

It’s a high-speed chase on a dead-end street

Feel the friction in the blood, feel the desert in the heat

From the needle to the nerve, it’s a beautiful lie

While the spirit starts to wither and the body starts to fry

Yeah, it’s a glass trap, honey, and the walls are closing in

Losing every battle ‘neath the surface of the skin.

(Verse 2)

Day three, day four—now the shadows start to crawl

I’m hearing every whisper through the cracking of the wall

The "crank bugs" biting, so I’m picking at the sores

Checking every lock, pacing back across the floors

The dopamine is empty, yeah, the well is running dry

I’m wired but I’m weary, and I’m too afraid to die

The jaw starts to clench and the teeth begin to rot

I’m a prisoner of a feeling that I wish I never caught.

(Bridge)

Paranoia’s calling, it’s a static on the line

Trading every tomorrow just to feel okay this time

But "okay" is a memory that I can’t quite reach

Just a wreck on the shore, just a bleach on the beach.

(Outro)

The rush is a phantom.

The crash is the truth.

Spending all my gold on a broken telephone booth.

(Fade out with the sound of a rapid, echoing heartbeat)