Breaking Dishes

Glass on the floor like glitter

Heartbeat hitting like kick drums

Quicker

"Calm down" written on a post-it

Torn

[whispered vocals] You picked the wrong storm

You left your ego on my couch last night

Lipstick lies on your shirt in the morning light

You say "baby

It was only a kiss"

I say "cool" then I tighten my fist

Cabinet doors fly

I swing them wide

Porcelain crowns coming down from the sky

You flinch once

Twice

Still you don't listen

Fine

Let the plates do the talking

Listen—

Shards on the tile spell out your name

Every little piece knows all your games

You call it crazy

I call it art

Every crash is just my healing start

I’m breaking dishes

Breaking through

Every crack is leaving you

You hear that smash? That’s me set free

All this chaos

Calm for me

I’m breaking dishes

All night long

Till the hurt is dead and gone

If it’s gonna fall apart anyway

Let it fall my way

Your picture frame takes a final bow

Face down

Gold paint on the ground now

I sweep the lies to the waiting door

One more crash

I don't need you anymore

Neighbors think it’s thunder in July

But it’s just me saying my goodbye

You beg "stop"

Standing in the hall

[low vocal register] Funny how you listen when I break it all

Shards on the tile spell out my name

Every little piece rewrites the pain

You call it drama

I call it dance

Every slam giving me a second chance

Hands up high

I spin

I shout (hey!)

Feet on glass

I’m still walking out

Cut my past

Let the future drip

Red on white

But I won’t slip