[Verse 1] Hung up high all the things that used to keep me safe Glass eyes closed but they still know my name You said I seemed calm— that was just display Every wound in a frame (you like the view) (you like the view) [Pre-Chorus] Label every one: "She was fine" "She behaved" "She knew when not to speak" Still as a prayer Still as a threat [Chorus – Revised First Chorus] Wall of animals Wall of grace All the ways I played escape Trained to simmer / Built to glow None of them were meant to grow (they stayed) (I stayed) (we stayed) [Verse 2] Soft decay Velvet on the back of every fear I held them close You thought they disappeared But they just learned to pose To mimic light To breathe inside a script that bites [Pre-Chorus] You called it strength I called it glass You clapped for masks and missed the cracks [Chorus – Original Form] Wall of animals Wall of me Everything I chose to be Frozen better / Quiet right Taught myself to sleep upright (they stayed) (I stayed) (we stayed) [Bridge – soft spoken/falsetto overlay] If I let them fall they’ll start to move If I let them move they’ll start to speak If they start to speak I won’t survive (I might survive) [Final Chorus – stripped down, loopable] Wall of animals Wall of grace Wall of me in velvet shapes Wall of silence Wall of proof Everything I built for you
