Scheming Schemer

Lyrics

Intro
Tick-tick in the wall
Cold hands on the lock
A grin in the dark
And the latch goes slack

Verse 1
You move like a rumor
Under my skin
Pocket full of knives
And a face full of grin
You talk in angles
You breathe in smoke
Every sweet word
Is a coated choke
Little spider fingers
On a broken plan
You write my name
Then you wash your hands

Pre-Chorus
I see the seam
I see the stitch
Your false halo
Starts to glitch
Say it again
Say it again
(Who are you now?)
Say it again
Say it again
(Who are you now?)

Chorus
Scheming schemer
I know your game
Scheming schemer
Burn that name
Scheming schemer
Hide your face
Scheming schemer
Meet your fate

Verse 2
You count my steps
With a dead-eyed stare
Slip through the room
Like thin cold air
Your grin is a wire
Your laugh is steel
Every promise you make
Cuts what I feel
Hands in the machine
Heart in the vice
You sell me a dream
Then you pay in ice
I hear the gears
Behind your teeth
You preach like a king
But you crawl beneath

Pre-Chorus
I see the seam
I see the stitch
Your false halo
Starts to glitch
Say it again
Say it again
(Who are you now?)
Say it again
Say it again
(Who are you now?)

Chorus
Scheming schemer
I know your game
Scheming schemer
Burn that name
Scheming schemer
Hide your face
Scheming schemer
Meet your fate

Bridge
Breakdown
Hush now
Metal throat
Puppet grin
Cut the rope
One more lie
Then the static screams
One more step
And you split at the seams
(Don't run)
(Too late)
(Don't run)
(Too late)

Verse 3
Now the room bends
Now the walls lean in
Your shadow shakes
And the cracks wear thin
No more masks
No more charms
I see the empty
In both your arms
You built that throne
On rotten bone
Now the dark comes
For the loan you owed

Chorus
Scheming schemer
I know your game
Scheming schemer
Burn that name
Scheming schemer
Hide your face
Scheming schemer
Meet your fate

Outro
Tick-tick in the wall
Cold hands on the lock
A grin in the dark
And the latch goes
Click