[Verse 1]
Ashtray full of bitten nails
Kitchen light buzzed out last year
I still talk to every stain
Like they might answer from the floor
Mirror cracked across my mouth
Won’t let me forget that night
Names I carved into the doorframe
Under layers of cheap white
[Chorus]
I’ve got gravel in my teeth
From every line I swore I’d keep
I’m the shadow in the family frame
Blur their faces
Keep my name
Pull the cord
Cut the scene
Let it bleed in gasoline
I don’t want a second chance
I just want to end this dance
[Verse 2]
Neighbors think I moved away
Boxes still stacked by the stairs
One cup
One plate
One fork
Enough for one last prayer
I can taste the copper ghosts
Every time I say “I’m fine”
Floorboards hum beneath my feet
Counting down inside my spine
[Chorus]
I’ve got gravel in my teeth
From every line I swore I’d keep
I’m the shadow in the family frame
Blur their faces
Keep my name
Pull the cord
Cut the scene
Let it bleed in gasoline
I don’t want a second chance
I just want to end this dance
[Bridge]
Would it fix what I erased? (tell me)
If I vanished from their days?
Or am I just a stain that stays
In every story
Every face?
My hands still smell like that night
Scrub the skin
It burns
It bites
If this is all I ever write
Let it be my exit sign
[Chorus]
I’ve got gravel in my teeth
From every line I swore I’d keep
I’m the shadow in the family frame
Blur their faces
Keep my name
Pull the cord
Cut the scene
Let it bleed in gasoline
I don’t want a second chance
I just want to end this—
[Outro]
(breathe)