The Safety Pin

​ ​Tempo: Slow, heavy, and rhythmic (think a ticking clock or a heartbeat) Vibe: Alternative Rock / Dark Pop ​[Verse 1] The air in here is getting thin I’m wearing a smile like a borrowed skin You’re throwing sparks in a room full of gas Waiting for the moment that the shadows pass Every word you drop is a heavy stone Rattling the cage of the things I own I’m counting backwards from a thousand and ten While you’re pushing the ink to the tip of the pen. ​[Pre-Chorus] The floorboards are humming, the walls start to lean I’m the only thing quiet in a world full of screams You want the monster, you want the show But you don’t understand how far down it goes. ​[Chorus] I’m holding the lightning back behind my teeth A polished surface with a storm underneath One more whisper, one more slight And I’ll turn the day into a permanent night But I’m gripping the ledge, I’m biting my tongue Keeping the deadliest songs unsung I’m the safety pin holding the world together While you’re out there praying for a change in the weather. ​[Verse 2] You’re playing with fire like it’s only a toy Searching for something you can finally destroy I see the bait and I see the hook I’ve read every page in your "Tragedy" book My knuckles are white and my pulse is a drum I’m deaf to the noise and I’m blind to the scum Just a hair’s breadth away from the point of no return But I’m not the fuel that you’re gonna burn. ​[Bridge] (Spoken/Whispered) It’s easy to break. It’s easy to bleed. But the hardest thing is to give you what you need. (Building to a shout) I won’t be the crash! I won’t be the fire! I’m the iron wire! ​[Outro] Still standing. Still breathing. The storm’s in here, but I’m not leaving. (Fade out with the sound of a ticking clock) Just a safety pin... Just a safety pin...