Bite The Mask

Lyrics

Intro
Shh...
Stay very still
I know your name
I know it well

Verse 1
I heard you pacing
Behind the wall
Your little breathing
Telling it all
The room feels smaller
When you pretend
Your smile is lacquer
Your hands are bent

Pre-Chorus
One step closer
You feel the strain
Jaw locked shut
But I know the shame
Skin goes cold
When I look through
That paper face
At the thing in you

Chorus
Bite the mask
Bite it off
Bite the mask
I want the truth
Bite the mask
Let it tear
Bite the mask
I’m inside you (inside you)

Verse 2
You keep the phone light
Under your chin
Reading the messages
To feel safe again
But every echo
In that screen glow
Says you’re not sleeping
You’re letting it grow

Pre-Chorus
One step closer
You feel the strain
Voice goes thin
Then it turns to rage
I smell the smoke
Under your skin
You built the cage
Now let me in

Chorus
Bite the mask
Bite it off
Bite the mask
I want the truth
Bite the mask
Let it tear
Bite the mask
I’m inside you (inside you)

Breakdown
Say my name
With your teeth
Say my name
Through the heat
Claw the door
Scrape the floor
I’m not a shadow
I’m the war

Bridge
You made a altar
Out of fear
Put all your screams
In crystal clear
Little white lies
On a black cloth
Now watch them bleed
When the lights go off

Breakdown
Bite!
Tear!
Spit it out!
Break!
Snap!
Let it out!
Bite the mask
Bite the mask
Bite the mask
Until there’s nothing left

Final Chorus
Bite the mask
Bite it off
Bite the mask
I want the truth
Bite the mask
Let it tear
Bite the mask
I’m inside you (inside you)
Bite the mask
Bite the mask
Bite the mask
I’m inside you (inside you)