[Verse 1] I wore the mask they mailed me fit like a borrowed grave same black shoes, same blank face same nod in the hallway cave They said, "Blend in, blend in" so I learned the dead-end code matching group norms in the dark while my real name lost its load [Pre-Chorus] Say yes with your eyes down say yes when they call change shape at the edge of the room don't ask why at all [Chorus] Match the line, match the line cold hands in the candlelight Match the line, match the line we all bow to the same night Compliance, compliance I move when the room says move Obedience, obedience they want my pulse in their groove [Verse 2] A peer leaned close like a sermon said, "Do it, don't make waves" I felt that pressure on my throat like dirt packed over graves So I did the small surrender one step, then another one now the mirror speaks in chorus and my shadow sounds like none [Pre-Chorus] Say yes with your eyes down say yes when they call change shape at the edge of the room don't ask why at all [Chorus] Match the line, match the line cold hands in the candlelight Match the line, match the line we all bow to the same night Compliance, compliance I move when the room says move Obedience, obedience they want my pulse in their groove [Bridge] But under the lace and leather there's a riot in my chest I learned their little commandments now I'm testing every test If I break, let it be loud let the chapel hear me breathe I was built from all their rules now I'm clawing out beneath [Chorus] Match the line, match the line cold hands in the candlelight Match the line, match the line we all bow to the same night Compliance, compliance I move when the room says move Obedience, obedience they want my pulse in their groove
