[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Fingertips dipped in kerosene prayers Dancing through matchstick memories Got a carnival of chaos up there Where my mind spins on trapeze Mirror maze of maybes crack and splinter While my tongue tastes like rust in winter Every almost-sorry crystallizing In this blizzard of despising [Pre-Chorus] Skin's a paper lantern burning bright While shadows puppet-dance inside You're origami folding into light As I'm nightshade taking flight (Taking flight, taking flight...) [Chorus] I'm a music box playing broken teeth Grinding gears beneath silk sheets Of everything I meant to say Before the moment slipped away Watch me shadowbox with grace In this haunted breathing space While we spiral down dream wells Trading wishes for rebel yells [Instrumental Solo Electric Guitar] [Verse 2] Got a patchwork heart of barbed wire bloom Stitched with threads of midnight blue Each beat echoes through empty rooms Where ghosts of sorry whisper true I'm a nightmare dressed in daylight's clothing Masquerading through emotion's showing Watch this house of cards implode in silence As peace trades places with defiance [Chorus] I'm a music box playing broken teeth Grinding gears beneath silk sheets Of everything I meant to say Before the moment slipped away Watch me shadowbox with grace In this haunted breathing space While we spiral down dream wells Trading wishes for rebel yells [Bridge] There's a circus in my iris Where tightrope walkers dance on fire And every "I love you" learns to fly Through rings of guilt up in the sky (Watch them soaring) Past the lion's roaring (Heart's exploring) Through the tempest pouring [Chorus] I'm a music box playing broken teeth Grinding gears beneath silk sheets Of everything I meant to say Before the moment slipped away Watch me shadowbox with grace In this haunted breathing space While we spiral down dream wells Trading wishes for rebel yells [Breakdown] Time's a tattoo bleeding backwards Through skin made of stained glass Watch the colors run like mascara tears Down the face of all our years Three... two... one... Watch the carousel come undone [Chorus] I'm a music box playing broken teeth Grinding gears beneath silk sheets Of everything I meant to say Before the moment slipped away Watch me shadowbox with grace In this haunted breathing space While we spiral down dream wells Trading wishes for rebel yells
