[Verse 1] Heel on the tile Pulse in the jaw Something keeps time Without asking at all Knuckles click Shoulders roll Little earthquake Under the clothes I don’t dance I malfunction pretty Every joint got a mouth And they’re talking real shitty My ribs keep count My spine keeps score And the beat in my chest Keeps kicking the door [Pre-Chorus] Tap-tap Under the skin Tap-tap Let it begin No melody No battle Just twenty-six reasons To— [Chorus] BONE RATTLE Hear the frame go clack-clack-clack BONE RATTLE Whole body talking back Shake the hinges Wake the cage Let the skeleton misbehave BONE RATTLE I wanna hear what I’m made of [Verse 2] Teeth like castanets Neck like a spring Knees got religion When the low end kicks in I got a twitch With excellent timing A crooked little rhythm My nerves keep hiding Room bends sideways Floor gets thin Everybody’s standing still But the bones jump in No pretty movement No practiced steps Just meat on a frame Trying not to forget [Pre-Chorus] Knock-knock Inside the chest Knock-knock Who needs rest? No warning No saddle Just gravity losing To— [Chorus] BONE RATTLE Hear the frame go clack-clack-clack BONE RATTLE Whole body talking back Shake the hinges Wake the cage Let the skeleton misbehave BONE RATTLE I wanna hear what I’m made of [Bridge — sparse, eerie] Maybe the body remembers Things the mouth never learned Maybe every little fracture Is a language underneath Maybe I’m not shaking apart Maybe I’m answering. [Breakdown] RIB SPINE TEETH KNEES COUNT IT OUT ONE TWO THREE NO SKIN NO NAME NO THOUGHT JUST FRAME MAKE IT CLACK MAKE IT CRACK MAKE THE WHOLE DAMN SKELETON TALK [Final Chorus] BONE RATTLE Hear the frame go clack-clack-clack BONE RATTLE Whole body talking back Shake the hinges Wake the cage Let the skeleton misbehave BONE RATTLE I wanna hear what I’m made of BONE RATTLE No words No prayer Just bones saying I’M STILL HERE [Outro — whispered] There’s a drum in the marrow. Now hit it.
