[ Featuring Plutonic ]
Shoved in a dark place, floor made of rodents
Murmur in the heartbeat
I'm hardly outspoken
But I'm up on stage with ribcage ripped open
In depths like Johnny Depp, fear and loathing
And I wonder if I screamed
Would they hear me chokin'?
Short of oxygen, common man here smokin'
Pitch black
But watching the walls start to close in
Shards of hourglass
At last sand dune corrosion
I sat and stared as the high horses
Rode in, I could never be prepared for the
Hope that broke in
I could smell the light as it
Slowly, slightly soaked in through a tiny
Opening beneath the door
Frightenin' the rats from the floor
I was captivated by the fact
That there was more
Than a basement to keep these secrets stored
And these faces were never
Meant to be ignored
And the hatred should've escalated when
You made it yours
There's a shame in the self-blame
And the fake applause
But this basement is spacious
A place to withdraw
Was a war goin' on in my
Head I wasn't ready for?
Whole lot that went unsaid, not anymore
I kept it inside instead, no settled score
Wanted to break the bread
Never stepped forward
War goin' on in my head, wasn't ready for?
Whole lot that went unsaid, not anymore
Kept it inside instead, no settled score
Wanted to break the bread, never stepped
Distraught, pause, wonder when it all stops
Like lookin' down the barrel of a sawn-off
Interrupted by the triple, simple, door knock
Tryin' to tap into my very own Fort Knox
Suddenly a crowbar clawed the locks off
Bright light blinding and it
Hit the sore spot
The hinges torn from the torso
Of where it all goes
Now it's all on for anyone to walk along
All exposed birthday suit at a
Fork in the road, a warning to those close
We all have our very own ghosts
From the smooth sail to
The rough riding rodeo
A stone's throw to going home
Slowly roam free
Confiding in the ones that seem to know me
At first hesitant to let 'em in
Self exposing see this weakness? Treat it
Like it's glowing
Knowin' that they wouldn't
And they didn't, it could've been
Paranoid, thinkin', sinkin' through
Threw in a rope and
That's hope for persistence
Small steps make the
Basement change positions
And no matter how fast I ran
Couldn't get away
No matter how hard I drank, still yesterday
Took me a helpin' hand to get a better place
And no matter how fast I ran
Couldn't get away
No matter how hard I drank, still yesterday
Took me a helpin' hand to get a better place
And no matter how fast I ran
Couldn't get away
No matter how hard I drank, still yesterday
Took me a helpin' hand to get a better place