The Polished Knife

[Intro]
[Verse]
Chipped ceramic on the kitchen shelf
You keep the secrets to yourself
"Good luck" written in a Sharpie scrawl
While you were waiting for my fall
I see the dust inside your eyes
The perfect mask, the perfect size
Your kindness is a heavy chain
A sugar-coated way to cause me pain
[Pre-Chorus]
(Cello swells begin)
Deep in the drawer, under the files
Hidden behind your curated smiles
I found the letters you never sent
Now I know exactly what you meant
[Chorus]
(Screamed vocals)
Rip the skin off the saint!
I’m tired of the restraint!
You burned the bridge while I was crossing
Now look at all the blood you’re tossing!
I don't want your hollow peace
I just want the sweet release!
[Post-Chorus]
(Fuzzed guitar feedback)
Sweet release
Sweet release
[Verse]
Remember that rooftop party last July?
Under the string lights, under the sky
You toasted to my "bright future" ahead
Knowing you’d killed it and left it for dead
I found your fingerprints on the rejection
A masterclass in cold-blooded deception
You’re a parasite in a silk dress
Leaving me to clean up this mess
[Pre-Chorus]
(Cello swells intensify)
Deep in the drawer, under the files
Hidden behind your curated smiles
I found the letters you never sent
Now I know exactly what you meant
[Chorus]
(Screamed vocals)
Rip the skin off the saint!
I’m tired of the restraint!
You burned the bridge while I was crossing
Now look at all the blood you’re tossing!
I don't want your hollow peace
I just want the sweet release!
[Bridge]
(Spoken, then building to a roar)
Shatter the bulbs on the wooden floor
I don’t want to hear your voice no more
Glass in the punch, glass in the air
I’m pulling the ribbons out of your hair
You’re a ghost in a designer suit
Eating the poison, selling the fruit
(Guttural scream)
GIVE IT BACK!
ALL OF IT!
[Chorus]
(Screamed vocals)
Rip the skin off the saint!
I’m tired of the restraint!
You burned the bridge while I was crossing
Now look at all the blood you’re tossing!
I don't want your hollow peace
I just want the sweet release!
[Post-Chorus]
(Fuzzed guitar feedback)
Sweet release
Sweet release
[Outro]