Lined Cracked (Scapegoat)

[Verse 1] Throne of garbage Crown of ash Cheap plastic jewels And a paper sash Everyone talking Inside her skull Room full of faces All of them dull They say they see her They never look Reading the cover Of a burned-out book [Chorus] She walks alone Through the cheering crowd Every smile so bright Every silence loud Scapegoat, scapegoat Paint it all on her back “You didn't have to do it that way” (you did, you did) But that line is cracked [Verse 2] They built her a box Then nailed the floor Chained up the windows Bricked up the door “Stay small, stay sweet Just play along” Then call her a monster For wanting out strong Point at the splinters Left in their hands Forget all the bleeding From her broken plans [Chorus] She walks alone Through the cheering crowd Every smile so bright Every silence loud Scapegoat, scapegoat Paint it all on her back “You didn't have to do it that way” (you did, you did) But that line is cracked [Bridge] You wrote the script Then cursed her lines You lit the match Then blamed her fire You call it choice You call it crime But you locked the clock Then punished time [Chorus] She walks alone Through the cheering crowd Every smile so bright Every silence loud Scapegoat, scapegoat Paint it all on her back “You didn't have to do it that way” (you did, you did) But that truth is black [Outro] Throne of garbage Crown of ash She steps down slow Lets the whole thing crash