[Verse 1]
I button the coat, I set the glass
I count every footstep as people pass
They call me composed, they call me kind
But something with no pulse is living behind my eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
There is a room beneath my ribs
No key, no prayer, no hand gets in
I sealed the door before they came
To teach a tender heart another name
[Chorus]
What future waits for a man made wrong?
What love could hold me when the night runs long?
Am I insane, or only awake
To every promise that a cruel world breaks?
They gather around, but nobody sees
The thing I buried still begging me
[Verse 2]
I carry the plates through a house of gold
While the walls repeat what I was never told
A silver tray and a borrowed face
A perfect servant in a bloodless place
[Pre-Chorus]
I locked the heart away from pain
Let the cage rust around its name
If mercy means becoming stone
Then why does silence sound like home?
[Chorus]
What future waits for a man made wrong?
What love could hold me when the night runs long?
Am I insane, or only awake
To every promise that a cruel world breaks?
They gather around, but nobody sees
The thing I buried still begging me
[Bridge]
If I open the door, will it tear me apart?
If I leave it shut, am I still a heart?
I learned to bow, I learned to serve
But no one taught me what I deserve
[Final Chorus]
What future waits when the mask comes loose?
What love survives what I had to choose?
Am I insane, or finally free
From the man they designed me to be?
They look right through me, polished and pleased
But something inside still refuses to leave
[Outro]
Set down the glass
Unfasten the chain
If I can feel fear
I can feel again