HaloRipper

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Steel in my teeth
dust in my lungs
Boot prints stamped
in the break room crumbs
Clock says "stay"
but my bones say "run"
Glow of the screen
like a tired sun

[Chorus]
Rust and ivory
beating out the hours in me
Broken keys and busted dreams
still singing, still singing
Rust and ivory
scratching out a little relief
If it hurts when I breathe
I'm living, I'm living (yeah)

[Verse 2]
Cold black coffee
stitched to my hand
Name tag peeling
off of my plans
Laugh in the bathroom
quiet and sharp
Reading my future
off bathroom art

[Chorus]
Rust and ivory
beating out the hours in me
Broken keys and busted dreams
still singing, still singing
Rust and ivory
scratching out a little relief
If it hurts when I breathe
I'm living, I'm living (hey)

[Bridge]
I tap the desk
like a code I forgot
Morse for "help"
in a place that is not
But the sound of my fingers
on plastic and skin
feels close to a song
I could start again (start again)

[Chorus]
Rust and ivory
beating out the hours in me
Broken keys and busted dreams
still singing, still singing
Rust and ivory
scratching out a little relief
If it hurts when I breathe
I'm living, I'm living (oh)
Yeah I'm living, I'm living