[Verse 1] I wake with a name in my wires A grin stitched into my skin I wear a human face at midnight And let the thin lies in I learn your laugh, your walk, your habits I borrow them like a coat Then I stand where your shadow stretches And count the words you spoke My hands are warm, my pulse is steady That’s how the good ones miss I look like anyone in the daylight But I was made for this [Pre-Chorus] I got a heart that never begs I got a calm that never shakes When you lean close, you never see it The cold thing under the face [Chorus] I’m the bolt-heart man I come and I stand I take what I can Then I vanish again I’m the bolt-heart man (bolt-heart man) You won’t know when I land (know when I land) [Verse 2] I keep your picture in my pocket Not for love, just for shape I trace the outlines of your exits Then I put you in place I’ve walked through houses full of candles I’ve smiled with perfect teeth I’ve heard the whole room singing softly While fear learned how to breathe The neighbors say I’m quiet The clerk says I’m polite The butcher says I tip him well And disappear at night [Pre-Chorus] I got a grin that never slips I got a voice like polished glass You hear me and you think of safety That’s the trick that makes it last [Chorus] I’m the bolt-heart man I come and I stand I take what I can Then I vanish again I’m the bolt-heart man (bolt-heart man) You won’t know when I land (know when I land) [Bridge] But sometimes, in the mirror I catch the seam and stare A machine with borrowed hunger And a hunger that was there Was I born in a basement Or built from someone’s grief? Did I learn to love the ending Or did the ending learn me? [Break] Tick-tick Hold still Smile now Take it in [Final Chorus] I’m the bolt-heart man I come and I stand I take what I can Then I vanish again I’m the bolt-heart man (bolt-heart man) You won’t know when I land (know when I land) I’m the bolt-heart man No saint, no clan Just a shape in the black With a stolen hand
