Zipper

[Verse]

Silver tracks across my face

Locking in the dark and cold

Running out of time and space

In a story left untold

I can feel the friction heat

Grinding down against the bone

Keeping time with every beat

In a world I walk alone

[Chorus]

Oh, I’m one pull away from the fire

Tightly locked but the tension's rising higher

The zipper’s holding back the storm inside

Nowhere left for the sparks to hide

Counting down the seconds of the night

Before I fade into the blinding light

[Verse 2]

Neon flicker, steady hand

You’re tracing lines upon my skin

You don't seem to understand

The volatile state I'm in

Every note is like a spark

Flying off the copper wire

Dancing through the heavy dark

Walking on a funeral pyre

[Bridge]

Click, slide, hold your breath

A millimeter dance with death

If the metal slips, if the casing breaks

I’m everything that the silence takes

[Chorus]

Oh, I’m one pull away from the fire

Tightly locked but the tension's rising higher

The zipper’s holding back the storm inside

Nowhere left for the sparks to hide

Counting down the seconds of the night

Before I fade into the blinding light

[Outro]

Just a tick, just a tock

Turning keys inside the lock

One more song before I blow

Watch the fuse begin to glow