[Verse 1] tiptoe in the hallway of my head still hear the laughter, but they’re all dead names on a loop, blood in the chalk my silence was louder than their talk you said it’s “just teasing,” but it grew teeth bruises don’t show when they’re underneath built my walls from candy glass smile like it’s fine, but that never lasts [Pre-Chorus] (i don’t scream) i just dream with the lights on (tell me clean) but the dirt’s where i come from [Chorus] i wear my fear like a second skin can’t breathe out, can’t let it in stuck in a room that no one sees locked all the doors but it’s still in me you can’t outrun what hides in your spine when the past draws its chalkline [Verse 2] they carved my name into every wall not with knives, but words that crawl they don’t touch me now—but i flinch my whole body’s a memory glitch saw my reflection and she looked away i told her she’s safe, she said “not today” every echo’s got teeth again whispers bloom like violence in the wind [Pre-Chorus] (felt too much) so i learned how to vanish (don’t wake me up) some ghosts don’t speak—they manage [Chorus] i wear my fear like a second skin can’t breathe out, can’t let it in stuck in a room that no one sees locked all the doors but it’s still in me you can’t outrun what hides in your spine when the past draws its chalkline [Bridge – Whispered/Layered Vocals] they laughed… i broke they smiled… i choked they moved on i stayed rewind replay [Final Chorus – Softest delivery, almost breaking] i wear my fear like a second skin a quiet war i never win say i’m safe, but i still freeze it’s not gone… it just agrees to wait in the dark till i close my eyes and step over the chalkline
