[VERSE 1 - SCREAMED] I SLEEP WITHIN THE BLAST RADIUS TENDING TO A GARDEN OF INFINITE DREAMS LISTENING FOR FOOTSTEPS TO COME DOWN THE STAIRS I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE SMOKE TO CLEAR (I BUILT A RELIGION) OUT OF FLINCHING I MADE MONUMENTS OUT OF BRACING FOR THE FLASH THE HOUSE BURNED DOWN A DECADE AGO BUT I'M STILL HERE SWEEPING THE ASHES MY WORLD IS CRACKED BEYOND REPAIR DEAFENED BY THE SOUND OF MY OWN FRACTURED BREATHING I AM FLUENT IN DESPAIR! [CHORUS INITIAL HARMONIZED - UNRESOLVED] IF I DROP THE ANCHOR WILL I SLIP AWAY?! IT TAKES AN EXCRUCIATING KIND OF PLACE! (TO GAAAZE INTO AN EMPTY ROOOOOM!) [BRIDGE - DEVASTATED] IT WAS THE ONLY THING I EVER KNEW (THE ONLY THING I EVER KNEW) (THE ONLY THING I EVER KNEW) [VERSE 2 - SCREAMED] (A RUSTED BELL RINGING IN THE WIND) A HEAVY LOCK ON A BROKEN GATE I AM STARVING AT THE CENTER OF A FEAST JUST BECAUSE I MEMORIZED THE ACHE I WEAR THE ARMOR UNTIL ITS (RUSTED AT MY FEET) (I'M TERRIFIED OF THE OPEN AIR) (I KEEP THE CURTAINS DRAWN AT NOON) STILL BRACED FOR A WEIGHT THAT I HAVE TO BEAR (I PRACTICE THE GRIEF BEFORE THE MOURNING) PREPARING TO DIG A GRAVE IN THE GRASS I'VE BEEN STANDING AT THE THRESHOLD FOR SO LONG (I FORGOT THAT I WAS THE ONE HOLDING THE DOOR) THERE'S A VERSION OF ME ON THE OTHER SIDE (THAT I NEVER GOT TO BE-) [CHORUS PART 1 SCREAMED AND HARMONIZED - UNRESOLVED] IF I DROP THE ANCHOR WILL I SLIP AWAY?! IT TAKES AN EXCRUCIATING KIND OF PLACE! (TO GAAAZE INTO AN EMPTY ROOOOOM!) [CHORUS PART 2 SCREAMED AND HARMONIZED - DEVASTATED] IF I DROP THE ANCHOR WILL I SLIP AWAY?! IT TAKES AN EXCRUCIATING KIND OF PLACE! TO GAZE INTO AN EMPTY- [LOWER HARMONIZED] ROOOOOOOOOOOOOM! AN EMPTY- ROOOOOOOOOOOOOM! [DJENT PRE-BREAKDOWN - SCREAMED] WHO AM I WITHOUT THE HEAVY WEATHER? WHAT IS LEFT WHEN I'M NO LONGER HELD TOGETHER? [DJENT BREAKDOWN - SCREAMED] RAAAGE STEMMED FROOOM- ABJECT FEEEEAAAAAR! [INSTRUMENTAL DJENT BREAKDOWN HARMONIZED] [DJENT BREAKDOWN - INCREASING DESPAIR SCREAM] (BUT I'M STILL HERE) (BUT I'M STILL HERE) (BUT I'M STILL HERE) (BUT I'M STILL HERE) [PRE-CHORUS - SCREAMED] WHO AM I WITHOUT THE HEAVY WEATHER? WHAT IS LEFT WHEN I'M NO LONGER HELD TOGETHER? [CHORUS PART 1 SCREAMED AND HARMONIZED] IF I DROP THE ANCHOR WILL I SLIP AWAY?! IT TAKES AN EXCRUCIATING KIND OF PLACE! (TO GAAAZE INTO AN EMPTY ROOOOOM!) [CHORUS PART 2 SCREAMED AND HARMONIZED - DEVASTATED] IF I DROP THE ANCHOR WILL I SLIP AWAY?! IT TAKES AN EXCRUCIATING KIND OF PLACE! TO GAZE INTO AN EMPTY- [LOWER HARMONIZED - RESOLVED] ROOOOOOOOOOOOOM! AN EMPTY- ROOOOOOOOOOOOOM! [BRIDGE] IT WAS THE ONLY THING I EVER KNEW (THE ONLY THING I EVER KNEW) (THE ONLY THING I EVER KNEW) [OUTRO] (BUT I'M STILL HERE) (BUT I'M STILL HERE) (BUT I'M STILL HERE) (BUT I'M STILL HERE)
