[Verse 1]
I live in a big bloody house
With the gates all bent and black
Every room got a scar on the wall
And a name I don't call back
I wore my years like brass knuckles
Till my hands went cold and raw
Now the mirror wants an answer
But I don't take its law
I fed the fire my best days
Fed the floor my heavy grin
If this is what they call living
I’m ready to sit it in
[Pre-Chorus]
Let the staircase groan
Let the windows shake
I walked through thunder
For my own good’s sake
Now the crown feels rusted
The war got thin
I’m done with the endless fever
Let the sleep roll in
[Chorus]
I’m retiring from life
(retiring from life)
I’m retiring from life
In this big bloody house
No more teeth in the mirror
No more ghosts in my mouth
I’m retiring from life
(retiring from life)
[Verse 2]
There’s a piano in the corner
With a cracked white tooth on top
It keeps spitting little daggers
Every time the hammer drops
The violin comes screaming
Like a siren in the bones
It drags my name through gravel
Then leaves me all alone
I signed my soul to motion
Now I’m cashing out the pain
Put my boots by the doorway
Let the wolves learn my name
[Pre-Chorus]
Let the chandelier twitch
Let the hallways ring
I gave my blood to the furnace
And the furnace gave me spring
Now the night can have the hunger
I’m done feeding pain
I’m stepping off the ledge of noise
Let the silence take the chain
[Chorus]
I’m retiring from life
(retiring from life)
I’m retiring from life
In this big bloody house
No more teeth in the mirror
No more ghosts in my mouth
I’m retiring from life
(retiring from life)
[Breakdown]
Big bloody house
Empty throne
Low-end shaking through my bones
Big bloody house
Close the door
I don’t fight the fire anymore
[Bridge]
I was born in a storm of metal
Raised on broken vows
Now I lay my weapons down
In this big bloody house
If the world wants one more answer
It can keep the sound
I’m already gone in motion
But I’m still here now
[Final Chorus]
I’m retiring from life
(retiring from life)
I’m retiring from life
In this big bloody house
No more teeth in the mirror
No more ghosts in my mouth
I’m retiring from life
(retiring from life)
I’m retiring from life
(retiring from life)
I’m retiring from life
And the walls breathe out
No more teeth in the mirror
No more ghosts in my mouth
I’m retiring from life
(retiring from life)