Lies and Magnesium

Why the hell am I always bleeding

Guess we all wear that secret

Joy’s on ration, no one’s feeding

It’s a famine of the spirit

Birds got sky, yeah they got freedom

Say that out loud and they’ll beat ya

I ain’t joking, I’m just breathing

Like a beast that’s dodging heaters

Rage is just a mask for crying

You shout loud, but I see the lying

You look ready to break or burn

Lies and magnesium crash my brain

Lies and magnesium burn like chains

Ticking clocks just melt away

Lies and magnesium, wired and stuck

Lies and magnesium—what rotten luck

Still here for a ghost I couldn’t save

Not for me

But I ain’t walking away

Every mirror throws a punch now

Can’t stand who’s looking back

Spent my youth on fire and run-down

Now I’m stuck in the smoke and cracks

Tried to pray, but the sky’s too empty

Tried to scream, but the echo’s drunk

Even angels dodge me gently

Guess they know I self-destruct

Don’t tell me “hold on,” don’t sell me grace

I’ve carved my name in the empty space

I ain’t holy, I ain’t dead

Just dancing with ghosts in my head

Rage is just a mask for crying

You shout loud, but I see the lying

You look ready to break or burn

Lies and magnesium crash my brain

Lies and magnesium burn like chains

Ticking clocks just melt away

Lies and magnesium, wired and stuck

Lies and magnesium—what rotten luck

Still here for a ghost I couldn’t save

Lies and magnesium crash my brain

Lies and magnesium burn like chains

Ticking clocks just melt away

Lies and magnesium, wired and stuck

Lies and magnesium—what rotten luck

Still here for a ghost I couldn’t save

Not for me

But I ain’t walking away