Old layers tighten where the new one grows Every breath becomes a quiet throe I feel the edges start to separate The me I knew begins to break I claw at what I cannot keep The old me screams but it cannot sleep Every habit every lie I quit Still the tearing will not let me sit The old skin fights but it will not hold Shredding skin I cannot stop the pull Every thread I knew is coming loose What was safe is now a burning wound I am tearing I am tearing through Nothing fits the way it used to fit Every habit every lie I quit I claw at what I cannot keep The old me screams but it cannot sleep The mirror shows a stranger in my place The silence screams what I cannot erase Every road I walked has turned to dust And still the tearing will not let me trust Shredding skin I cannot stop the pull Every thread I knew is coming loose What was safe is now a burning wound I am tearing I am tearing through And there is nothing left to lose
