Split Teeth

Lyrics

Intro
whispered
I hear the hinge in my skull
I hear it turn
Slow
Slow
verse breath
my shadow shakes the lock

Verse 1
Cold hands in the sink
I watch them move
Like somebody else
In my skin
The walls keep score
With nail marks and smoke
Every little crack
Knows my name
A second mouth
Behind my teeth
Says stay right here
Stay right here

Pre-Chorus
I can feel it split
Down the middle
I can feel it grin
In the mirror
One side begs for peace
One side wants blood
And the room goes black
When I wake it up

Chorus
My dark mind of duality
Pulls me apart, pulls me apart
My dark mind of duality
Two hearts in one broken heart
(My dark mind)
Pulls me apart
(My dark mind)
Pulls me apart

Verse 2
Clockwork ribs
And a rusted spine
I drag my thoughts
Through the gears
Every happy face
Looks stitched on wrong
Like a mask that learned
How to scream
I keep the door
But I feed the lock
I keep the light
But I crave the shock

Pre-Chorus
I can feel it split
Down the middle
I can feel it grin
In the mirror
One side begs for peace
One side wants blood
And the room goes black
When I wake it up

Chorus
My dark mind of duality
Pulls me apart, pulls me apart
My dark mind of duality
Two hearts in one broken heart
(My dark mind)
Pulls me apart
(My dark mind)
Pulls me apart

Breakdown
Drop
Drop
Hit the floor
I hear the bolts
In my jaw
Click
Clack
Say it again
I am the wound
I am the end
(duality)
(duality)

Verse 3
I found the child
In the iron dust
Trembling soft
With a blade in his mouth
He asked me why
I never stayed
I said I did
In the wrong way
So take this name
And bury it deep
I’ll wear the scar
Where the two halves meet

Bridge
whispered
If I cut one out
Will the other still breathe?
If I kill the noise
Will I hear me?
shouted
No
No
It comes back meaner
It comes back stronger
It comes back cleaner

Chorus
My dark mind of duality
Pulls me apart, pulls me apart
My dark mind of duality
Two hearts in one broken heart
(My dark mind)
Pulls me apart
(My dark mind)
Pulls me apart

Outro
The hinge in my skull
Keeps turning
Slow
Slow
I wear the split
Like a crown
My dark mind
My dark mind
Pulls me down