(VERSE 1)
This fracture started deep below the skin
I trace the lines where the violence rushes in
I know the crushing weight is coming near
The old foundation started disappearing here
(PRE-CHORUS)
The silent sickness starts to pull me down I
sweep the red stains across the gown
The missing limbs are twitching in the stream
I cannot wake from this violent, waking dream
(CHORUS)
The sifted sheath strips away the sound
The old existence buried in the cold ground
I peel the broken skin off with a knife
I greet the filthy ending of this life
(VERSE 2)
The shattered box shows an empty head
It is the ghost of someone I have bled
I shove the splintered pieces in my face
I occupy this decomposing, bitter space
(PRE-CHORUS)
The silent sickness starts to pull me down
I sweep the red stains across the gown
The missing limbs are twitching in the stream
I cannot wake from this violent, waking dream
(CHORUS)
The sifted sheath strips away the sound
The old existence buried in the cold ground
I peel the broken skin off with a knife
I greet the filthy ending of this life
(BRIDGE)
The new flesh crawls and starts to tear the linen
This rotten core is where the pain is hidden
I drag this heavy carcass through the dust
I find my true desire in the pure disgust
I bite the lip and welcome the infection slow
I watch the blackening of all the things I used to know
There is no virtue left beneath this shade
Just the empty promise that was never paid
(CHORUS)
The sifted sheath strips away the sound
The old existence buried in the cold ground
I peel the broken skin off with a knife
I greet the filthy ending of this life
