[Verse]
Carve the quiet into wood tonight
Shadows dance in the candlelight
A chisel speaks where no voice dares
Splinters form the love I wear
[Chorus]
Wooden hearts don’t beat
Don’t cry
But they stay when the world says goodbye
I built a family with my two hands
In a hollow house on hollow land
[Verse 2]
Laughter echoes where none should be
Painted faces stare back at me
I gave them names
I gave them clothes
But their silence only grows
[Prechorus]
Still I whisper to their wooden ears
Tell them secrets
Tell them fears
[Chorus]
Wooden hearts don’t beat
Don’t cry
But they stay when the world says goodbye
I built a family with my two hands
In a hollow house on hollow land
[Bridge]
I’ll be their father
I’ll be their king
Pull the strings and watch them sing
The room is full but I’m alone
Dreaming of flesh
Dreaming of bone