Static in My Teeth

Bite marks on my tongue

From all the truths I almost said

Scroll through other people’s heaven

While my own room’s burning red

I wear a grin like armor

Over deadlines and decay

Tell me how a thousand “friends”

Still feels like nobody stays

I’ve got static in my teeth, can’t spit it out

All these quiet little screams, they don’t get loud

If I break, will something real come bleeding through?

If I change, am I still me or someone new?

(I don’t know)

I’ve got static in my teeth, it tastes like you

They sell me filtered meaning

In a bottle, in a feed

Say I’m special, say I’m nothing

Guess it depends on what you need

I chase a moving target

Called “enough” and “doing fine”

Every compliment’s a contract

Every hug comes with a line

I’ve got static in my teeth, can’t spit it out

All these quiet little screams, they don’t get loud

If I break, will something real come bleeding through?

If I change, am I still me or someone new?

(yeah, yeah)

I’ve got static in my teeth, it tastes like you

Maybe the meaning

Isn’t a mountain

Maybe it’s dishes

Stacked in the sink

Texts I never answer

But still think about

The way I don’t quit

Even when I’m at the brink

I’ve got static in my teeth, I’m spitting now

All these quiet little screams are singing loud

If I break, let something honest flood the room

If I change, I’m still my scars, I’m still my truth

(oh, I’m proof)

I’ve got static in my teeth

And I’ll chew through