[Verse 1] I walked in with my name on a form Ward thirteen, cracked paint on the door Tape on the glass, chips on the floor Old wheelchairs lined like they were waiting for more The nurse at the desk had a face like snow She said, “Keep your voice down, don’t let them know” I laughed once, then I heard it too Three soft taps from the room next to you [Verse 2] There’s a chart room deep past the bath Where the paper turns yellow and the clocks don’t match A radio hisses with a broken prayer And somebody’s laughing in the empty air In the day room, shadows sit in rows Hands on their laps while the cold wind blows I saw my reflection, but it moved too late Then it smiled back with my old mistake [Pre-Chorus] Tell me why the lights won’t stay Why the hall keeps bending that way Every door got a hungry sound Every breath just drags you down [Chorus] Ward thirteen, don’t let me sleep Ward thirteen, the walls still speak Hear my name in the static scream Ward thirteen, don’t let me sleep (ward thirteen) (ward thirteen) [Verse 3] In the shower block, the tiles are split There’s a handprint high where nobody fits Rust on the pipes, black in the drain And a lullaby under the running rain One bed’s made neat with a folded sheet One bed’s warm when you touch the seat And the girl in blue with the bitten lip Says, “If you stay, you forget your grip” [Verse 4] Midnight comes with a paper mask All the doors swing open fast Not a footstep, still I ran Past the restraints and the medicine can A man in the corner kept counting wrong He said, “They’ve been here since the lights went on” Then the whole hall breathed like a lung And every locked room started humming along [Pre-Chorus] Tell me why the lights won’t stay Why the hall keeps bending that way Every door got a hungry sound Every breath just drags you down [Chorus] Ward thirteen, don’t let me sleep Ward thirteen, the walls still speak Hear my name in the static scream Ward thirteen, don’t let me sleep (ward thirteen) (ward thirteen) [Bridge] I found the chapel with the broken frame Seven candles burned with no one’s flame A dozen voices under my own Said, “You came back, so you’re never alone” I took one step and the floor gave way Not into dark, but into the day Now I wear this silver key And the ward walks slow inside of me [Final Chorus] Ward thirteen, don’t let me sleep Ward thirteen, the walls still speak Hear my name in the static scream Ward thirteen, don’t let me sleep Ward thirteen, I hear you breathe Ward thirteen, you’re under me If I leave, you come with me Ward thirteen, don’t let me sleep (ward thirteen) (ward thirteen)
