Sleeping With The Sirens Off

[Verse 1]
Kept the porch light on
For a town that never came back
Bled my knuckles on their locked doors
Thought the fault was mine for that
I wore their stories like armor
Till the weight pushed through my skin
They were chanting my name in the daylight
Then they tucked my monsters in
[Chorus]
You were sleeping with the sirens off
While I was screaming through the walls
You passed the bottle and called it love
Watched me crumble
Watched me fall
I gave you every perfect alibi
For every hand that dragged me under
You let me die a thousand quiet times
Just so you never heard the thunder
[Verse 2]
They said
“You’re so strong
So chosen”
While I choked on someone’s pills
Signed my soul on dotted mattresses
Burned the truth for all their thrills
I woke up broken and blurry
With their laughter in my throat
You just shrugged and said I’m “tired”
Pulled my pain around your coat
[Chorus]
You were sleeping with the sirens off
While I was screaming through the walls
You passed the bottle and called it love
Watched me crumble
Watched me fall
I gave you every perfect alibi
For every hand that dragged me under
You let me die a thousand quiet times
Just so you never heard the thunder
[Bridge]
I am not your holy scapegoat
Not your quiet sacrifice
I am done mistaking gaslight
For some twisted sort of light
I am carving out an exit
Through the concrete of your shame
You can keep your blessed silence
I am taking back my name (hey!)
[Chorus]
You were sleeping with the sirens off
While I was screaming through the walls
You passed the bottle and called it love
Watched me crumble
Watched me fall
I gave you every perfect alibi
Now I’m the one who walks away
You can keep your comfort
Keep your lies
I’ll be the storm you couldn’t face

rock, Gritty alternative rock, male vocals, mid-tempo that swells from hushed verses to a cathartic, shout-along chorus. Dirty guitars start in clean, chorus-y arpeggios then crash into wide, overdriven power chords. Bass sits dark and steady, drums go from restrained rim clicks to full crash-heavy grooves. Raw, intimate lead vocal with cracked harmonies on the hook; last chorus opens up with octave-doubled screams and a long, feedback-drenched outro., sleep, alternative rock