Glass Cradle

[Verse 1]
I let you paint my future
On the walls of this small place
Picked a name
Picked a color
For the child behind my face
You kissed my fading scars
Said you'd learn a different rage
You swore that we were safe here
You were lying through your teeth
[Chorus]
I built a glass cradle
In a house made of war
You came home breathing poison
Kicked your way through the door
Your hands on my throat
But I would not fall
You can break every bone
You won't break us at all
I built a glass cradle
You won't smash my girl
[Verse 2]
Keys hit the hardwood
Shaking
You were shaking even more
Eyes like a busted mirror
You were hunting
Not unsure
You grabbed my neck
I heard it
That dry crack inside my head
But my fingers found her photo
And I dragged you off the edge (yeah)
[Chorus]
I built a glass cradle
In a house made of war
You came home breathing poison
Screaming slurs at the door
Your hands on my throat
But I would not fall
You can bruise every inch
You won't win this at all
I built a glass cradle
You won't touch my girl
[Bridge]
I took your rage
Turned it into armor
Every shove
Made this mother harder
You thought I'd beg
You thought I'd break
I used your hate
For kindling
For escape (hey!)
[Chorus]
I built a glass cradle
In a house made of war
Now the locks answer only
To the strength in my core
You left me in pieces
But I still stand tall
You can haunt all my nightmares
You won't own me at all
I built a glass cradle
And I saved my girl

rock, Aggressive modern metal with female vocals; low-tuned chugging guitars and sharp, syncopated drums. Verses stay tight and tense with palm-muted riffs and whispered-to-snarled vocals; chorus explodes into big, soaring melody over open chords and octave leads. Brief half-time breakdown in the bridge with screamed backing harmonies, then final chorus climbs higher with stacked gang vocals and cymbal wash., metal, strong