Theremin Procedure

[Intro] [Verse 1] I didn't open the door It learned my name anyway The music is breathing through me now My tongue is not my tongue, it hangs like borrowed oak Something else is tasting the air through teeth that were once mine I used to remember my face, but it's been rewritten in static Each reflection takes a vote and they all disagree about what I am Don't be afraid It is already inside Don't be afraid It is already inside! [Chorus] Slice me open, cut the light Let the room decide what's right I am not the one you knew I am what the silence grew [Verse 2] Listen to your clappy or trembling hands The body moves but never stands I only live because it hurts And something else is pulling words The saxophone is in my ribs, it plays when I forget to breathe The piano keys are teeth now biting every note they leave There are footsteps under my skin marching in a perfect line They rehearse my next mistake before I even know it's mine I tried to speak to the glass but the glass leaned closer still And whispered, "You don't get to leave" "You don't get to leave" [Bridge] The body wears me like a theater I wear it like a scream We are inside the hatred And nothing is fantasy! [Chorus] Slice me open, cut the light Let the room decide what's right I am not the one you knew I am what the silence grew [Outro] Don't stop the show You were never meant to know I only speak because it fractures And something else is in the words [bass and drums re-enter for a final swell] Look at it now Look at it now It is finally honest Slice me open! (No, don't stop) Cut the gut! (It's already off) I am not the one you knew (I never was) I am what the silence grew It is growing And the room has begun I didn't open the door It was already open