Shark Week (B-Side)

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Garrett Russell] Piece myself together, such an intricate puzzle Fragments of a fragile heart You'll return from afar to a new son to pull apart I'm drowning in your damage [Pre-Chorus: Garrett Russell] Born this enigma Left to carry the stigma [Chorus: Thomas Freckleton & Garrett Russell, Garrett Russell] I was the sound of a shutting door I was the sound of the pain you can't ignore Flaws in your design A collage of faults that line your mind I was the wound that would never heal I was the void in your heart you couldn't feel Loss personified Forever your son but never again your victim [Verse 2: Garrett Russell] I awake beside a tortured twin My crimson reflections trapped within Fill my lungs with insufficiencies I'm the effigy of your iniquity [Pre-Chorus: Garrett Russell] Born this enigma Left to carry the stigma [Verse 3: Garrett Russell] Baptized with boiling water Branded with a cancerous seal Reenact the dread of your past Paint despair on my shaking back But now I bloom: your discarded scar Flourishing despite the disregard Extract the shame grafted to my name Remove the splinters of bone from our broken home Metabolizing suffering Growth will eclipse adversity Stand between what was and is to come Clenched fist past meets my open palm [Bridge: Garrett Russell] I'm not the wounds you gave me I'm the light that flows inside Enduring as the ocean Resilient as the tide I won't drown inside your damage I won't sink into your shame I'll build a home for hope From the wreckage in your wake [Chorus: Thomas Freckleton & Garrett Russell, Garrett Russell] I was the sound of the shutting door I was the sound of the pain you can't ignore Flaws in your design A collage of faults that line your mind I was the wound that would never heal I was the void in your heart you couldn't feel Loss personified Forever your son but never again your victim