Thornbound Heart

Shadows dance where sunlight dies
A hollow breath, a silent cry
Every smile's a loaded gun
A pretty mask
What lies beyond?
I chased the warmth, I took the bait
Now I drown in echoes of my fate

He swore his love, then turned to stone
Laughed as I bled, left me alone
The air is poison, the walls close in
A graveyard built beneath my skin

I'm a ghost in the mirror, a whisper in chains
A heart wrapped in thorns, still screaming your name
Every soft touch was laced with decay
Now sorrow’s my kingdom, and here I will stay

There's no flower in this steel embrace
No withering, no pale disgrace
Just iron vines and rusted dreams
A labyrinth stitched with silent screams
Could I have known? Could I have seen?
Or was I just lost in the in-between?

He swore his love, then turned to stone
Laughed as I bled, left me alone
The air is poison, the walls close in
A graveyard built beneath my skin

I'm a ghost in the mirror, a whisper in chains
A heart wrapped in thorns, still screaming your name
Every soft touch was laced with decay
Now sorrow’s my kingdom, and here I will stay

If I shatter, will I feel again?
Or am I carved in glass, condemned?
Footsteps fade, the echoes lie
No savior comes, no tears to dry

I'm a ghost in the mirror, a whisper in chains
A heart wrapped in thorns, still screaming your name
Every soft touch was laced with decay
Now sorrow’s my kingdom, and here I will stay

No savior comes, no tears to dry
Just a heart wrapped in thorns till the day I die