Heart in Decay

(A sharp telephone beep instantly triggers a fast, skittering 130 BPM garage drum loop and a pulsing sub-bass)

(Distorted vocal sample looping:)

Fix it... fix it...

You just stared at the damage, staring at the stains (Looked at the mess)

Just standing there while I’m the one left holding the chains

You threw out an excuse like it’s currency you can just spend (Spend it all...)

Hoping a cheap "sorry" cleans it up, makes it easy to amend

But the floors are uneven, the whole foundation is split (It’s split...)

And you’re standing in the rubble tryin' to tell me "this is it?"

(The sub-bass drops out, leaving only a rapid, ticking hi-hat)

How—can—you—whisper that it’ll be okay?

Watching—the—colors completely fade to gray

Like—a—thin—bandage could ever cover up the blade

Look—at—the—hell that your beautiful lies made

(The distorted Reese bass drops heavily with full percussion)

You looked at the mess and you just walked away (Walked right out)

Leaving a heart left in total decay

You told me "don't worry" then slammed down the door (Slammed the door...)

Now I’m left wondering what I’m even fighting for

Yeah, a heart in decay (No fixing this, no...)

You just walked away

(The drum beat cuts in half, creating a heavy, stomping rhythm)

Now the wood is all rotting and the plaster is thin (Letting the cold air in)

This isn't a home that we can live in again

You want to paint over the cracks on the wall (Paint it over)

But the roof is already collapsing and we’re bound for the fall

Go ahead and run to the safety of her arms (Run to her)

I’m turning off the power, I’m resetting the alarms

(The garage beat completely cuts out. A lonely, echoed piano chord hits on the downbeat. The sub-bass groans in the background as the vocal stays completely dry and upfront, vulnerable and angry.)

You always did love the easy way out

Leaving the fire and taking the keys

Leaving me choking on all of this doubt

While you get to breathe...

(Vocal builds into an desperate, distorted cry as the drums rapidly build back up)

Did you even care?!

Did you even try?!

Or was I just a place for your secrets to hide?!

(Full energy drop with maximum sub-bass and high-pitched vocal chops crying in the background)

You looked at the mess and you just walked away (Walked right out)

Leaving a heart left in total decay

You told me "don't worry" then slammed down the door (Slammed the door...)

Now I’m left wondering what I’m fighting for

Yeah, a heart in decay (No fixing this, no...)

You just walked away

(The drums fade out, leaving a dark, industrial synth drone pulsing)

A heart in decay...

Can't fix a heart in decay.

(Whispered:) It’s rotting away...

(The pulsing synth drone drops down an octave)