[Verse 1]
I got a lock on my jaw
and a knot in my chest
Phone face down by the sink
I been dodgin' the rest
Mama asked, "you okay?"
I said, "yeah, I guess"
Truth sit heavy in me
like a stone in my breast
I smile with my teeth
but my eyes stay out
Whole room full of people
still I feel left out
Panic in the ribs
when the noise get loud
I keep my pain on mute
I don't say it out loud
[Pre-Chorus]
I been cold for a while
don't know how to thaw
I got walls in my head
and they all got flaws
Hands in my pockets
heart too small
If you call my name
I might not call
[Chorus]
Cold walls, cold walls
I don't let you in
Cold walls, cold walls
keeps me in my skin
Say my name, say my name
I might still just stare
Cold walls, cold walls
you can feel me there
[Verse 2]
I miss what it was like
when I laughed on cue
Now I count every step
like a habit I do
Bad thoughts in the hallway
boots on the floor
I keep the chain on tight
when I hear that war
I don't want your pity
I don't want your fix
Just sit with the wreckage
don't try to make it quick
Some days I'm a voicemail
other days a ghost
I say less than I mean
that's the thing I know most
[Pre-Chorus]
I been cold for a while
don't know how to thaw
I got walls in my head
and they all got flaws
Hands in my pockets
heart too small
If you call my name
I might not call
[Chorus]
Cold walls, cold walls
I don't let you in
Cold walls, cold walls
keeps me in my skin
Say my name, say my name
I might still just stare
Cold walls, cold walls
you can feel me there
[Bridge]
But if you get close
don't flinch when I shake
I'm not built of ice
I'm a series of breaks
Little by little
let the sun through
If I crack in the corner
maybe I can heal too
[Final Chorus]
Cold walls, cold walls
I don't let you in
Cold walls, cold walls
keeps me in my skin
Say my name, say my name
I might still just stare
Cold walls, cold walls
you can feel me there
Cold walls, cold walls
I’m trying to bend
Cold walls, cold walls
maybe I can mend