[Verse 1]
You said it’s simple
"Just plant the seeds"
But this dirt’s frozen
Nothing takes root in me
Hands full of splinters
From fences you built
I keep them like trophies
Little proof of your guilt
[Chorus]
Splinters in the grain
Running through my veins
Every lie you carved in oak
I bleed it out again
You said I’d never change
I burned your wooden frame
Now I’m walking from the fire with your echo in my name
[Verse 2]
You talk like thunder
But you shake like glass
All of your stories
Crash in a single gasp
You etched your scripture
In boards over doors
I tore them off laughing
Let the light flood the floor
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
You built a house
On a hollow sound
Every curse you nailed in place
I’m pulling them out
Pulling them out
[crescendo]
Bare hands on the beam
Teeth in the scream (yeah)
If it all comes down tonight
At least I’m free beneath the debris
[Chorus]