Varnish and Vice

[Intro]
[Verse]
Service door is heavy steel
This is how the shadows feel
Two a.m. in the service hall
Back against the concrete wall
Rain is slick on the floor
I don't belong here anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
Red light blinks on the wall
Waiting for the hammer to fall
I am a ghost in the light
Hiding from the edge of night
[Chorus]
That’s my soul on the wall
I’m the one who did it all
Painted a lie so divine
But I can never call it mine
Cold gold frames and velvet rope
I’m the end of every hope
[Post-Chorus]
I’m the master of the fake
How much more can I take?
[Verse]
I remember the smell of oil
Watch the colors start to boil
I forged the name with grace
Now I can’t even show my face
Sub-bass rattles in my chest
I failed every single test
[Pre-Chorus]
Security cameras turn their heads
I am walking on silver threads
One wrong step and sirens scream
I am the glitch in your dream
[Chorus]
That’s my soul on the wall
I’m the one who did it all
Painted a lie so divine
But I can never call it mine
Cold gold frames and velvet rope
I’m the end of every hope
[Bridge]
Brush was a weapon I kept
While the whole gallery slept
My fingerprints are under glaze
Lost in a technological haze
Locked out of the life I made
Watching all the colors fade
[Chorus]
That’s my soul on the wall
I’m the one who did it all
Painted a lie so divine
But I can never call it mine
Cold gold frames and velvet rope
I’m the end of every hope
[Post-Chorus]
I’m the master of the fake
How much more can I take?
[Outro]