Collapse

I walked through the walls with my chest out again

Took off with the gates when they closed me in

The words we exchanged

Were so secret and strange

I knew that nobody would guess

That my hair was the skirt that you wrapped 'round your hips

As I'd paint wild honey upon your lips

You knew I was nervous

Did you do this on purpose?

Might as well settle for less

Well, how do you start

To carve out a home from a heart?

Did somebody tell you they're hollow?

But deeper and deeper you'll go

'Til the walls you break through

Collapse onto you

Your brothers were scared, so they tore out my eyes

They draped me in chains and they left me blind

I pulled at the locks, said "Set fire to the foxes!"

"Set fire to the foxes!"

But no one was listening then

Well, how do you start

To carve out a home from a heart?

Did somebody tell you they're hollow?

But deeper and deeper you'll go

'Til the walls you break through

Collapse onto you

Well, I could drag this to its obvious end

But what kind of man would I be then?

The garden, the front porch

If that's what I'm meant for

I'll take it and never look back

Well, how do you start

To carve out a home from a heart?

Did somebody tell you they're hollow?

But deeper and deeper you'll go

'Til the walls you break through

Give way to a flood

You scream, and your mouth fills with blood

But all you can do now is swallow

And live like you've found what you need

When you're brought to your knees

Don't come running to me