[Verse 1] I wake up with my chest on fire Like a fist in my ribs Every small sound turns to a blade And I flinch at the skin I say "I'm fine" with a locked-up jaw But my hands tell the truth They shake when the room gets too loud They shake when I move I miss your words by a half second Then I read them too hard I turn a soft look into danger Turn your silence to scars And I hate that my fear has a voice It talks right through me It makes a wall out of a minute Then calls it a reason (I'm sorry) (I'm sorry) For the way I go cold For the way I don't know How to let it go [Pre-Chorus] I build a storm in my head From a look and a pause I keep the panic fed Till it bites through the fog If I reach for your hand I may still pull away I'm trying to land But my body won't stay [Chorus] High anxiety It lives in me High anxiety It spills on you I make a bruise from a word I make a war from a room High anxiety It lives in me It spills on you (Spills on you) (Spills on you) [Verse 2] You ask me why I went quiet When the plans got too real It's not that I don't want the love I just can't keep it still My brain runs laps in a hallway At the speed of a scream And every door in my future Keeps slamming on me I cancel out of my own life Then I blame the bad mood I leave you holding the pieces When I'm scared in the view And it hurts that my shadow Can stain what I touch I don't mean to be heavy I just carry too much (Too much) (Too much) I'm trying to breathe But the fear in me Keeps choosing for me [Pre-Chorus] I build a storm in my head From a look and a pause I keep the panic fed Till it bites through the fog If I reach for your hand I may still pull away I'm trying to land But my body won't stay [Chorus] High anxiety It lives in me High anxiety It spills on you I make a bruise from a word I make a war from a room High anxiety It lives in me It spills on you (Spills on you) (Spills on you) [Bridge] If I go dark, it's not hate If I break, it's not blame I'm just trapped in the cage Of a name with no shape And I know you get tired When I circle the drain When I ask for the truth Then I run from the pain So if I shake in your arms Let me learn how to stay If I can't find the calm Don't let go right away I don't want to be A house full of alarms I want to be more Than a wound in the dark [Final Chorus] High anxiety It lives in me High anxiety It spills on you I make a bruise from a word I make a war from a room High anxiety It lives in me It spills on you High anxiety I fight to breathe High anxiety Don't leave me here I make a bruise from a word I make a war from a room High anxiety It lives in me It spills on you
