Puddle Sprout

Lyrics

Verse 1
Mud in the grout
Black under my nails
I fed the drain
And it learned my name

A little green eye
Pushed through the crack
Soft as a bruise
Cold as a tack

It sat in the sink
With a broken smile
Blinking at me
For a while

Pre-Chorus
I hear it knock
From behind the wall
Three tiny taps
Then I start to fall

It grows when I sleep
It drinks what I hide
Keep your hands off
Keep your mouth inside

Chorus
Puddle sprout
Lick it clean
Puddle sprout
Come between

Puddle sprout
Kneel and grow
Puddle sprout
Take me whole

Verse 2
My teeth went dull
My skin went gray
Every mirror
Looked away

It wore my fear
Like a second skin
Moved in my chest
And dug right in

The floorboards twitched
The pipes all sang
Something alive
In a rusted fang

Pre-Chorus
I hear it knock
From behind the wall
Three tiny taps
Then I start to fall

It grows when I sleep
It drinks what I hide
Keep your hands off
Keep your mouth inside

Chorus
Puddle sprout
Lick it clean
Puddle sprout
Come between

Puddle sprout
Kneel and grow
Puddle sprout
Take me whole

Verse 3
Now I talk in clicks
And carbon dust
My bones feel light
My thoughts all rust

It sits in my throat
With its wet white grin
Saying my name
From the dark within

I trace the stain
Where my face used to be
Something is blooming
Inside of me

Bridge
Whispered
Don’t say my name
Don’t open the seam
It learns your shape
It steals your dream

Whispered
Tap-tap-tap
At the basement door
Tap-tap-tap
I’m mine no more

Chorus
Puddle sprout
Lick it clean
Puddle sprout
Come between

Puddle sprout
Kneel and grow
Puddle sprout
Take me whole

Puddle sprout
Lick it clean
Puddle sprout
Come between

Puddle sprout
Kneel and grow
Puddle sprout
Take me whole