[Intro] [Verse 1] I wake up in alleys with dust on my coat With the taste of a scream at the back of my throat I’m checking my knuckles for bruises and blood Trying to piece back the hours from the flood A stranger approaches and shakes my hand Thanking a hero, I don’t understand Then I see the news and the terror they spread And I wonder which voice is asleep in my head Am I the sinner? Am I the saint? Or just the canvas underneath the paint? [Pre-Chorus] Eyes wide shut Mind erased I’m staring at a stranger’s face [Chorus] I am the battlefield, silence and bone The crowded house where I’m living alone One brings the frightening, the other the grid I’m paying the price for the things that they did Oh, the weight, it’s tearing the seams I’m just the host of two different dreams Please tell me... [Verse 2] She leaves me shaking, in panic and sweat He leaves me cold, with a tactical debt One is a storm that wants the world to drown One is the architect locking it down I look in the mirror, but who stares back? Is it the shield or the panic attack? I’m trying to scream but my voice is a ghost Just a passenger trapped at the mercy of the host. I want to be steady, I want to be whole But I’m losing the grip on my own control [Pre-Chorus] Black out tight, Lose the day, I feel myself slipping away... [Chorus] I am the battlefield, silence and bone The crowded house where I’m living alone One brings the frightening, the other the grid I’m paying the price for the things that they did Oh, the weight, it’s tearing the seams I’m just the host of two different dreams Please help me... [Violin Solo] [Bridge] If I cut the wire... does the war subside? Or am I only real when I’m occupied? I don't know where they end and where I begin. Is the monster the output... or is it within? So please... GIVE ME BACK MY SKIN!! [Outro] Breathe in... Breathe out... What was I talking about? Just a headache... Just me... ?
