Hammered plate at twenty

Rivets in the ribs

Welded shut the mouth

Buried what I felt

Made a god of silence

Built it from myself

But the hinges sing at night

And the weight is wearing thin

I hear the tide behind the wall

Asking to break in

Tear it open

Let it bleed

Drown the monster

Free the kid

Break the armor

Break the code

Fed it every wound

Raised it from the fear

Gave it teeth

Gave it eyes

Taught it how

To never weep

It guards the door against me

Like a shadow wanting skin

Tear it open

Let it bleed

Drown the monster

Free the kid

Break the armor

Break the code

I am done defending

What I never was

I am done pretending

I was made of brass

Strip it off me

Every lie

Let the whole damn river rise

Tear it open

Let it bleed

Burn the monster

Raise the kid

Break the armor

Break the code

Drop the iron

Kill the guard

Let the ocean

Find my chest

Let it drag me

Into rest

And let it go

Let it go

Let it go

There is no one

Left to fool

We can leave

This burning land