Skin & Teeth

You made me this way I wake up with a knot in my throat Like a noose made of every word you ever spoke Heartbeat hammering, cracking my ribs Like a riot inside where the violence lives I chew on rage like it’s medicine Spit it back out, now I’m venomous You built this cage out of doubt and blame Now I pace like a beast with a branded name I don’t need saving, I need release Need the pressure inside me to finally cease But it pounds like boots on a hollow chest Like war drums pounding what I suppressed I tried to bury it under my skin But the rot always finds its way back in You can’t wash blood with a guilty hand You can’t rebuild what you never planned I am not your martyr I am not your saint I am every ugly thought You want a monster I’ll bare my teeth You fed me dirt for years Now watch me eat Scratch at the walls of a shrinking room Every breath tastes like fear and fumes Talk about loyalty, talk about trust But your promises crumble to powder and dust Every handshake hiding a blade Every smile just part of the trade I learned real quick how to move in silence Turn rejection into defiance Stand in the middle of blame Make your guilt choke on my name I’m not broken, I’m rearranged Every nerve in my body deranged Alone Good Cut me open, I won’t bleed clean Too much hate in between Skin and teeth Skin and teeth I am the pulse in a clenched fist The scream that you tried to dismiss The echo that won’t decay The consequence you can’t pray away You made me this way Pressure makes monsters breathe And monsters don’t beg, they seethe So when I snap, don’t look surprised When I rise with murder in my eyes You asked for control You lost the leash Now the beast is unleashed Skin and teeth Skin and teeth I am what you made of me