Lyrics

[Verse 1] Cut through the ribbon Your knife was slow and obstinate In hospital waiting rooms Picking your way through bassinets and you Couldn't find the right one You couldn't find the one that was the color of blood You couldn't find your baby In that maze of hazy incandescent lights [Verse 2] Cut from the same cloth The child you lost and the child you stole from His mother's arms, she screamed and pointed But you were long gone You couldn't be a mother You couldn't be the next best thing even though you tried You couldn't be a killer But you could neglect the proof of your failures [Chorus] And now on the knife's edge You live waiting for your time You could find your heart and you could breathe it in Or you could let it die 'Cause you don't wanna stay but you don't wanna leave 'Cause you found a bloody comfort in instability So you could carry on or you could dig your grave And lay yourself to rest with the child that you made [Verse 3] Pull back the curtain You cross your heart and hope to find A premonition clawing at your window Take it inside and give it some water You couldn't break your promise You couldn't leave that wretched thing out in the cold to die You couldn't be a savior But you could pretend that everything would be alright [Chorus] And now on the knife's edge You live waiting for your time You could find your heart and you could breathe it in Or you could let it lie 'Cause you don't wanna stay but you don't wanna leave 'Cause you found a bloody comfort in instability So you could carry on or you could dig your grave And lay yourself to rest with the child that you made [Outro] Your world has cracked right open beneath your feet And the rubble and the ruins are all you can see 'Cause there's fog in your eyes and a translucency And the signal from the microwave is cutting out the feed You could leave it, leave it, leave it You could leave it alone Or you could beat it, beat it, beat it You could turn it to stone Or you could smash it, break it, crush it, hurt it Throw it, punch it, kick it, burn it Give back all the pain it caused No, no, no, no, no