[Verse]
I wear a smile but it's paper thin
A fragile mask for the storm within
I light the fuse then I watch it burn
A lesson in chaos I'll never learn
[Chorus]
I'm a ticking time bomb can't you see
A danger to you and a threat to me
Push you away to keep you alive
But the silence cuts like a sharpened knife
[Verse 2]
I speak in sparks my words ignite
Ashes fall in the dead of night
I love you so but I can't stay near
My destruction's fueled by all my fear
[Chorus]
I'm a ticking time bomb can't you see
A danger to you and a threat to me
Push you away to keep you alive
But the silence cuts like a sharpened knife
[Bridge]
Pieces scatter across the floor
A shattered soul behind a locked door
I pick them up but they never fit
A broken puzzle I can't commit
[Chorus]
I'm a ticking time bomb can't you see
A danger to you and a threat to me
Push you away to keep you alive
But the silence cuts like a sharpened knife