From the recording Mechanical Heart
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Teeth in the tile
Clock on the wall won’t move
Buzz in the wires in my skull
Heart keeps jerking out of groove
Wet footprints down the hallway
I swear the air can taste my fear
Shadows trembling on the doorway
Like they’re pulsing just to keep me here
[Chorus]
There’s a flood in my veins
Every wave hits harder
Can’t tell muscle from chains
As the walls push farther
I’m locked in the sway
Of a heart that’s breaking shape
Yeah this flood in my veins
Doesn’t leave me any escape
[Verse 2]
Cold light under my eyelids
Static crawling up my spine
Every breath feels double-timed
Like I’m racing some invisible line
You say “breathe, it’s only in your head”
But the floor keeps rising, rising
Every beat another step off the edge
And the room keeps synchronizing
[Chorus]
There’s a flood in my veins
Every wave hits harder
Can’t tell muscle from chains
As the walls push farther
I’m locked in the sway
Of a heart that’s breaking shape
Yeah this flood in my veins
Doesn’t leave me any escape
[Bridge]
[Bass and synths pulse alone, vocal almost whispered]
If I stand still, I’m sinking
If I run, I break apart
Every surge keeps linking
To the cracks inside my heart
[Chorus]
There’s a flood in my veins
Every wave hits harder
Can’t tell muscle from chains
As the walls push farther
I’m locked in the sway
Of a heart that’s breaking shape
Yeah this flood in my veins
Doesn’t leave me any escape