Shattered

​(Intro: Lush, ambient pads. The sound of a distant heartbeat. Soft, echoing piano notes.) ​(Verse 1) It’s a quiet kind of cold, a winter in the sun A war without a weapon, a race already won You wrap your arms around me, but I’m shivering inside There’s nowhere left to run to, and nowhere left to hide You’re the martyr in the hallway, the victim in the room Your kindness is a shadow, a slow-consuming gloom I’m reaching for the surface, but the water’s made of lead Drowning in the "sorry"s and the things you never said. ​(Pre-Chorus – Sub-bass starts to roll, drums begin to filter in) And I’m doubting every feeling, I’m questioning my sight You’re the master of the flickering, the thief of every light You smile when I am falling, then you catch me with a sigh A beautiful devotion... built upon a lie. ​(Chorus – Full drop. High energy, rolling bass, soaring melodies) I’m living in a cage made of glass and paper walls I’m screaming in a silence that echoes through the halls You’re the architect of guilt, the keeper of the flame But you’re burning down the house just to whisper out my name I’m fading into grey, I’m a ghost inside my skin Losing every battle that I never should begin Yeah, I’m breaking in the quiet, I’m shattering in slow-mo To a place of empty mirrors where the light can never go. ​(Verse 2 – Snappy, syncopated rhythm) Every gift is a debt, every touch is a claim A subtle calculation in a complicated game You play the saint so perfectly, the world is on your side While I’m the "difficult" one, with nowhere left to hide You feed upon my fire just to keep yourself warm You’re the calm and the center... and the creator of the storm My body’s keeping score, and it’s running out of time Trying to pay the ransom for a non-existent crime. ​(Bridge – Beat drops out. Ethereal, floating atmosphere) I see the grin behind the mask The answer to the question that I’m far too tired to ask You’re a hollow, hungry ghost Destroying what you love the most... (Vocal fades into echo: What you love the most...) ​(Drop 2 – Harder bass, high-energy synth leads) (Vocal Sample: It’s not my fault.) (Vocal Sample: Why are you so sensitive?) (Vocal Sample: I’m the only one who stays.) ​(Outro – The beat slows down. Ambient pads return. Soft wind sound.) The fog is lifting slowly I’m broken, but I’m holy I’m walking through the paper walls Ignoring all your silent calls (Outro fade: Paper walls... invisible halls... I’m coming home...)