Bury The Static

I woke up with the television screaming

Another pretty lie dressed up with meaning

Everybody says I'm doing fine

So why does every mirror disagree tonight?

I've got a head full of unfinished conversations

A heart running out of explanations

You can tell me that the worst is gone

But the smoke doesn't disappear when the fire moves on

So turn it up

Till I can't hear myself

Turn it up

Till there's nothing else

I wanna bury the static

Burn through the noise in my head

I'm getting sick of pretending

I'm not hanging on by a thread

Call me dramatic

Call me a beautiful wreck

I keep running from the ending

But the ending keeps running me back

So bury the static

Bury the static

Before it buries me

I made a personality out of panic

Turned every little tragedy cinematic

Smile for the camera, strike a pose

Nobody needs to know how deep the damage goes

I keep my skeletons dressed for the occasion

They've gotten good at making conversation

Every secret that I swore I'd keep

Gets a little bit louder every time I try to sleep

So turn it up

Let the speakers shake

Turn it up

I've got something left to break

I wanna bury the static

Burn through the noise in my head

I'm getting sick of pretending

I'm not hanging on by a thread

Call me dramatic

Call me a beautiful wreck

I keep running from the ending

But the ending keeps running me back

So bury the static

Bury the static

Before it buries me

Every mistake gets another replay

Every regret knows exactly where I stay

Knock, knock, welcome back, come inside

There's plenty of room with the rest of my pride

I built these walls

Then complained about the view

Blamed everybody else

For what I put myself through

Now the pressure's climbing

Redlining

Perfect timing

For the truth I've been hiding

I DON'T WANNA LIVE LIKE THIS!

Cut the signal

Kill the sound

If I'm already lost

Then I can't be found

Cut the signal

Let it die

I'm done giving every ghost

Another night

I'M GONNA BURY THE STATIC

BURN EVERY LIE IN MY HEAD

I'M DONE WITH QUIETLY WAITING

FOR A LIFE I HAVEN'T LIVED YET

Call me dramatic

Maybe I'm finally awake

If my heart's gonna go down swinging

Then give it something worth the pain

I'll bury the static

Bury the static

Yeah, I'll bury the static

Before it buries...

ME!

The signal fades

The room goes still

For the first time

I can hear myself.This one could sound especially nasty with the verses starting electronic and restrained, then exploding into distorted guitars for the chorus, with the bridge shifting into a rapid rap-to-scream build before the final chorus.