Sixteen Feet Under

[Intro]
[Verse]
Cardboard boxes on the floor
I can't take this anymore
Found a diary from tenth grade
Ink is starting now to fade
God, I was a drama queen
Worst kid that I've ever seen
I wrote about a boy named Jack
Who never sent a message back
Now I'm packing up my life
Cutting through the tape with a knife
[Pre-Chorus]
Dusty mirrors on the wall
Waiting for a ghost to call
I was loud and I was free
Now I'm just a shell of me
[Chorus]
Burn the house down to the bone
I’m twenty-two and all alone
She had guts and I have fear
Wish that girl was standing here
Screaming loud until it hurts
Dirt on all my vintage shirts
[Verse]
Safety pins and fishnet tights
Crying through the Friday nights
Look at how I used to dress
Such a beautiful, holy mess
I had opinions on the state
Now I just show up to work late
Coffee stains on every page
Hiding all my teenage rage
Irony is such a chore
I don't know myself anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
Silver studs and chipped black nails
Everything I have now fails
She didn't care who saw her cry
Now I'm just a suit and tie
[Chorus]
Burn the house down to the bone
I’m twenty-two and all alone
She had guts and I have fear
Wish that girl was standing here
Screaming loud until it hurts
Dirt on all my vintage shirts
[Bridge]
(Half-spoken, shaky)
Found the photo in the drawer
Right beside the bedroom door
You looked so damn sure
I can't be you anymore
(Singing, building up)
Give me back my jagged edge
Pull me off this corporate ledge
I want to feel the fire again
Before the world says I am dead
[Chorus]
Burn the house down to the bone
I’m twenty-two and all alone
She had guts and I have fear
Wish that girl was standing here
Screaming loud until it hurts
Dirt on all my vintage shirts
[Post-Chorus]
Sixteen feet under the floor
I don't know her anymore
Sixteen feet under the floor
I don't know her anymore
[Outro]