Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Walk on eggshells, don’t make a sound
Keep your head low, eyes on the ground
The air in this hallway is thick enough to choke
Waiting for the fire while I’m breathing in the smoke
I’ve got a thousand truths burning in my throat
But I’m sinking in the water just to keep your heart afloat
Yeah, I’m dying in the quiet, I’m fading in the gray
Finding all the words that I’m terrified to say.

[Pre-Chorus]
The pressure’s rising, the walls are closing in
I’m wearing out the armor of my own damn skin
(Vocal begins to grit)
Counting every second, waiting for the break
How much more of this silence can I take?

[Chorus]
I locked the door just to keep the peace!
And forced myself to swallow the key!
But the silence is deafening!
And the ghost in the room is me!
Yeah, I’m the shadow, I’m the hollow sound!
Burying the truth six feet underground!
I swallowed the key!
Now it’s tearing through the heart of me!

[Verse 2]
Dinner on the table, shadows on the wall
Acting like there’s nothing wrong at all
But my boundaries are bleeding, I’ve pushed them out of sight
Anything to stop another screaming match tonight
I’m a master of the mask, a genius of the lie
Watching my own spirit slowly curl up and die
You’re smiling at the table, you’re happy with the truce
While I’m the one who’s hanging with my neck inside the noose.

[Chorus]
I locked the door just to keep the peace!
And forced myself to swallow the key!
But the silence is deafening!
And the ghost in the room is me!
Yeah, I’m the shadow, I’m the hollow sound!
Burying the truth six feet underground!
I swallowed the key!
Now it’s tearing through the heart of me!

[Verse 3]
The poison’s in the marrow, the rot is in the bone
Building up a kingdom on a fractured throne
You call it loyalty, I call it a cage
Turning every chapter but I’m stuck on the same page
I’m an architect of ruin, a builder of the dark
Trying to keep the water from the only remaining spark.

[Bridge]
Ticking like a bomb in a vacant house!
Louder than a scream is a quiet mouse!
CAN’T BREATHE!
CAN’T SPEAK!
The iron’s in my gut and the spirit is weak!
IT’S TEARING ME OPEN!
IT’S TEARING ME APART!

[Chorus]
I locked the door just to keep the peace!
And forced myself to swallow the key!
But the silence is deafening!
And the ghost in the room is me!
Yeah, I’m the shadow, I’m the hollow sound!
Burying the truth six feet underground!
I swallowed the key!
Now it’s tearing through the heart of me!

[Verse 4]
The peace is kept but the man is gone
Counting down the hours ‘til the grey of the dawn
The lock is rusted and the hinges are tight
And I’m the only monster left in the light.

[Outro]
I swallowed the key...
The ghost is me.