Splintered Spite

[Intro]
[Verse]
The weeds are growing tall
Making me feel so small
To the shadows on the ground
Where the silence is loud
Tracing lines in the dirt
Trying to hide where it hurt
[Pre-Chorus]
Guitar strings feel so cold
Stories left all untold
I’m a ghost in the gray
Watching light fade away
[Chorus]
I tore it down at seventeen
Just to be cruel and mean
Left the splinters in the rain
Feeding my father’s quiet pain
Now I’m twenty-two and lost
Counting up the heavy cost
Of the boy I used to be
Buried underneath this tree
[Post-Chorus]
Broken promises under the rust
Everything turning into dust
Yeah, it’s all just dust
Losing all my trust
[Verse]
Grabbed the hammer from the shed
Voices screaming in my head
He said don't you dare
But I didn't even care
Watch the wood begin to crack
Never gonna take it back
Spite is such a heavy weight
When you realize it's too late
[Pre-Chorus]
Guitar strings feel so cold
Stories left all untold
I’m a ghost in the gray
Watching light fade away
[Chorus]
I tore it down at seventeen
Just to be cruel and mean
Left the splinters in the rain
Feeding my father’s quiet pain
Now I’m twenty-two and lost
Counting up the heavy cost
Of the boy I used to be
Buried underneath this tree
[Bridge]
Found the J and found the M
I was so much like them
Told that kid I’d never leave
Now I got nothing up my sleeve
Just a scar upon the bark
Glowing faintly in the dark
[Verse]
Xylophone echoes in my ears
Drowning out the wasted years
Sub-bass hitting in my chest
I could never find no rest
Hazy pads warped and thin
Where does the regret begin?
I broke every word I said
Now the fort is long dead
[Chorus]
I tore it down at seventeen
Just to be cruel and mean
Left the splinters in the rain
Feeding my father’s quiet pain
Now I’m twenty-two and lost
Counting up the heavy cost
Of the boy I used to be
Buried underneath this tree
[Outro]