Vessel

Mirror glass in the morning Hairline cracks in my name Every smile feels borrowed Every word feels staged All these colors on the surface Painted loud across my skin But underneath the costume Something fierce is caved in None else besides Him When the edges all give in When the mask begins to slip And the bright breaks through the dim None else besides Him In the riot and the rim I am screaming like a vessel Trying to hold what won't stay thin None else Besides Him Crowded streets in my ribcage Billboards in my head Every voice says "Play your part" Every fear says "Blend" But there's a pulse behind the chaos Steady through the spin A single eye inside the storm Watching worlds fold in None else besides Him When the edges all give in When the mask begins to slip And the bright breaks through the dim None else besides Him In the riot and the rim I am screaming like a vessel Trying to hold what won't stay thin None else Besides Him Shattered surface Unified core I fall in pieces Into one Lord Seen confusion Hidden line Every fracture Points to one design None else besides Him When the edges all give in When the mask begins to slip And the bright breaks through the dim None else besides Him In the riot and the rim I am screaming like a vessel Bursting open just to live None else Besides Him