[start] [Intro: Dry bass pulse, feedback flickers, off-beat hi-hats] [Instrumental only] [Fragment] Black breath in the corner Blinking once Blinking twice The house remembers before I do [Verse] I was soft-spoken, supposedly sane Hands clean, heart hinged with restraint But something hissed in the hallway heat A velvet shadow with vinegar teeth Fury found me before my name Claw marks circling my brain I said it slipped — I always do Say it slipped, say it slipped, say it slipped [Chorus] There’s a thud in the timber A tick in the tile Stone-still smiling Just for a while There’s a sound stacked in silence Thick as glue If you don’t hear it It’s hearing you [Fragment] Plaster dust in my mouth I talk too much I talk too loud [Verse] Brick by brick, breath by breath I buried the proof, I buried the mess White walls watching, patient and pale Every coat of paint makes the echo inhale They shook my hand with honest eyes Complimented the symmetry I laughed like glass against the floor My pulse pounded Morse code through the boards [Chorus] There’s a thud in the timber A tick in the tile Stone-still smiling Just for a while There’s a sound stacked in silence Sewn in tight It scratches sentences All night [Breakdown: Bass climbs relentlessly, drums tighten, guitars scrape] The wall sweats The wall knows The wall keeps time with my throat [Chorus – Distorted] There’s a thud in the timber Too close now Tongue-tied truth In my shouting mouth There’s a sound stacked in silence Split and raw I built a mouth That learned to talk [Outro: Bass drops out, hollow guitar tremolo, distant heartbeat effect] Brick dust Black breath Blink once Blink twice [end]
