Every High Note Breaks

I left the light on in the hallway again
Waiting for the silence to sound like a friend
You keep your secrets in the glove compartment
I keep my breath inside this empty apartment
We used to set the city on fire with a whisper
Now look at us turning to smoke

I swallow the static
I reach for the sky
Tell me why does the truth always come with a fight

Every high note breaks when I say your name
Every promise tastes like gasoline and rain
I gave you the thunder, I gave you the wire
I learned how to scream just to feed your fire
You want my soul on a silver plate
Listen to the crash when the high note breaks

There is a bruise on the piano keys
From all the apologies you begged of me
I am not your background singer anymore
I am the storm that kicks down your front door
You called me fragile, you called me divine
Just to see how much blood you could draw from a line

I'm done with the static
I'm taking the sky
Watch how a heart learns to heal when it flies

Every high note breaks when I say your name
Every promise tastes like gasoline and rain
I gave you the thunder, I gave you the wire
I learned how to scream just to feed your fire
You want my soul on a silver plate
Listen to the crash when the high note breaks

Let it crack, let it fall, let the ceiling collapse
There is nothing of mine you can ever take back
I hit the ceiling, I tear through the floor
I don't belong in your cage anymore

Every high note breaks when I say your name
Every promise tastes like gasoline and rain
I gave you the thunder, I gave you the wire
I'm burning the stage and I'm killing the fire
Keep all your pity, it's far too late
Listen to the sound when the high note breaks

Listen to the sound
Watch me walk away