[Verse 1]
White tiles
Buzzing vents
Name tag spelled a little wrong
Plastic bracelet hugs my wrist
Like it knows where I belong
Ceiling tiles make a maze
Every square a watching eye
Doctor says
"You’re doing fine"
But his smile doesn’t touch his eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
Clipboards breathing
Pages blink
Footsteps drip down every hall
Is this checkup
Is this dream?
Or did I never leave at all?
[Chorus]
Poke me
Tell me it’s a blessing
Sharp kiss
Cold skin
Red pressing
Count to three
You say
"Relax"
I see colors crawl through cracks
Needles singing in my veins
Little angels dressed in stains
"Just a pinch
" you softly say
While you rearrange my day
[Verse 2]
Waiting room fish never blink
They just circle
Never heal
Magazine from ’92
Says my future isn’t real
Nurse writes circles on my chart
Pen digs holes in paper skin
I can feel the ink go in
Like another little pin
[Pre-Chorus]
IV trees grow clear fruit
Dripping down in crooked time
Every drop a quiet question
Is this body really mine?
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals]
Left arm
Right arm
Which one did I leave behind?
Heartbeat
Flatline
They’re just patterns on a screen
You remind
I laugh
I flinch
I sway in the chair
You say
"You’re safe
" but you’re not even there
[Chorus]