Glass Heart Siren

Lyrics

Intro
Hush
Little ghost
You lived in my chest
I opened the ribs
You walked out
Dressed

Verse 1
You said
“I’m leaving”
Like a curse in the dark
Waiting for the crack
But there’s glass in my heart
See it on the table
Thin
Pale
Clear
You tried to drop it
It just rang in your ears

Pre-Chorus
Isn’t it strange
How I don’t fall
You paint an ending
But I feel nothing at all

Chorus
I’m not broken
I’m just open
Like a chapel with the candles all out
Hear my glass heart
Softly
Softly
Singing back your name in a hollowed-out house
I should be crying
But I sound so sweet
Like a siren in a spiral
Dragging chains at your feet
I’m not broken
Only frozen
Watch me smile while the shadows speak

Verse 2
We kissed in the hallway
Bones in the walls
You swore forever
I just counted the calls
Your hands on my shoulders
Felt colder than mine
You walked like a prayer
I walked over the line

Pre-Chorus
You say I’m cursed
For staying this calm
Like a doll in the doorway
With nails in her palm

Chorus
I’m not broken
I’m just open
Like a chapel with the candles all out
Hear my glass heart
Softly
Softly
Singing back your name in a hollowed-out house
I should be crying
But I sound so sweet
Like a siren in a spiral
Dragging chains at your feet
I’m not broken
Only chosen
By the dark to be delicate and bleak (oh)

Bridge
[whispered
Layered]
You left
I slept
With the door unlocked
All the whispers in the floorboards
Started picking the lock
You left
I wept?
No
The mirrors just laughed
Every picture on the mantel
Turning slowly on its back

Bridge – build
Did you want my tears
As your proof
As your prize?
All you get are quiet rooms
And a hundred watching eyes
They live in the ceiling
They live in the drain
They hum my calm confession
Like a slow
Infected prayer

Chorus
I’m not broken
I’m just open
Like a chapel with the candles all out
Hear my glass heart
Softly
Softly
Singing back your name in a hollowed-out house
I should be screaming
But I hum so low
Like a siren in the shallows where the pale things glow
I’m not broken
Just awoken
By the ghosts that your goodbye freed

Outro
So take your sorrow
Down the stairs
Leave my body
To its little
Lovely scares
I don’t miss you
I miss the thrill
Of almost drowning
And choosing to stay still (mm)
Sweet little siren
In my throat
She sings
I am not heartbroken
I am otherworldly