Shattered Ties

[Verse]
You wear your mask
A plastic crown
A king of nothing in a paper town
Your words are knives
They twist and scrape
But I won’t bleed
I won’t escape
[Prechorus]
Your shadow looms
Your voice a curse
But I’m not breaking
I’ve seen worse
[Chorus]
You hold the kids like loaded dice
Your love’s a game
A sacrifice
But I see through your hollow disguise
Shattered ties
Shattered ties
[Verse 2]
Your mirror cracks
Your smile’s a snare
You paint yourself as someone who cares
But your reflection fades
A ghost of pride
No truth to hold
Just lies to hide
[Bridge]
Your empire crumbles
Brick by brick
The house of cards
A cruel trick
I build my walls
I raise my light
You’ll fade away
I’ll win this fight
[Chorus]
You hold the kids like loaded dice
Your love’s a game
A sacrifice
But I see through your hollow disguise
Shattered ties
Shattered ties

soft, heavy, layered with eerie synth textures and sparse, dark, atmospheric; soft female vocals over distorted guitars and deep bass, echoing percussion, female vocals