[Verse 1]
Woke up on the ceiling
Heart in my throat
Teeth in my fist
Doctor's name on the bottle
But it feels like a stranger's kiss
Click
Swallow
Stare at the hallway
Paint peeling into open mouths
Every shadow a replay
Of what I never talk about
[Chorus]
I'm in beats mode
Counting seconds till it slows
Every flash
Every echo
Like a fist behind my eyes
I take my pills like prayers
But the past still sits in my chair
If I'm broken I'm still here
I won't be medicated quiet this time
[Verse 2]
Friends say I'm “doing better”
Yeah
I'm great
I barely sleep
I keep smiling at the table
While my fork shakes over the sink
Blue
White
Red on the counter
Tiny flags for another war
If healing is a staircase
Why is there blood on every floor?
[Chorus]
I'm in beats mode
Counting seconds till it slows
Every flash
Every echo
Like a fist behind my eyes
I take my pills like prayers
But the past still sits in my chair
If I'm broken I'm still here
I won't be medicated quiet this time
[Bridge]
Turn the volume up till it drowns me (drowns me)
Let the screaming feel like a friend (oh)
If this is how my heart keeps time
Then I'll ride it
Ride it to the end
[Chorus]
I'm in beats mode
Counting seconds till it slows
Every flash
Every echo
Like a fist behind my eyes
I take my pills like prayers
But the past still sits in my chair
If I'm broken I'm still here
I won't be medicated quiet this time