[Verse 1]
Years wore grooves in the skin
Names fell off in the rain
Every soft thing got tested
Every kindness felt like pain
You learned to smile with your teeth
Learned to sleep with one eye open
Watched the old heart harden
Till the last warm piece was broken
[Pre-Chorus]
And the room kept changing shape
Till the cages looked like home
What they called a fever
You called a place to grow
[Chorus]
Madness is the norm
Madness is the norm
And weakness dies first
When the long dark comes
Madness is the norm
Madness is the norm
You don’t come back human
Once the monster’s won
[Verse 2]
Hands got quicker than mercy
Voice got colder than stone
Every lesson left a scar
Every scar became a bone
You stopped flinching at the shadows
Stopped asking what was right
The mirror learned a stranger
Who could feed on his own light
[Pre-Chorus]
And the room kept changing shape
Till the cages looked like home
What they called a fever
You called a place to grow
[Chorus]
Madness is the norm
Madness is the norm
And weakness dies first
When the long dark comes
Madness is the norm
Madness is the norm
You don’t come back human
Once the monster’s won
[Bridge]
One day the fear is a rumor
One day the love’s too small
One day you wear the damage
Like a crown made out of nails
And the hand that once reached out
Now only knows how to take
What was once a man
Turns heavy, cold, and awake
[Final Chorus]
Madness is the norm
Madness is the norm
And weakness dies first
When the long dark comes
Madness is the norm
Madness is the norm
You don’t come back human
Once the monster’s won
Madness is the norm
Madness is the norm
You prayed for survival
Now you’ve become the wrong