Qualm

​[Intro]

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​[Verse 1]

​The air turned thin and sharp,

A little splinter under the skin.

The neon bleeds,

Into the slick, grey pavement.

My hands are cold now,

But the fire’s still burning inside,

A frantic, tiny flicker.

Yeah, it’s always inside.

​[Pre-Chorus]

​Then the ceiling drops again,

Just a quick, dark hammer,

A thought I couldn't hold.

It cracks the lens.

And everything’s too close.

​[Chorus]

​Fade out the light!

The mirror's shaking,

And the pavement's breathing back at me.

Just let it go!

I can't slow the spinning,

It's a whisper wrapped around a scream.

It happens too fast.

Did it happen at all?

​[Verse 2]

​The silence is loud.

A dead chatter behind the teeth.

I counted backward,

From nine down to nowhere.

And the clock is melting,

The hours are just shadows of smoke,

Held in a brittle jar.

Yeah, it all dissolves.

​[Pre-Chorus]

​Then the floor just opens wide,

Just a quick, cold rush of doubt,

A lie I couldn't break.

It cracks the lens.

And everything's too far.

​[Chorus]

​Fade out the light!

The mirror's shaking,

And the pavement's breathing back at me.

Just let it go!

I can't slow the spinning,

It's a whisper wrapped around a scream.

It happens too fast.

Did it happen at all?

​[Bridge:]

**[Vocal style: Deep, close-mic'd monotone, almost spoken-word, cold and detached.]**

I just needed a minute to feel the floor.

The floor is gone.

It came in an instant.

A cold wash over the wires.

Did you see it pass?

No. No one ever sees.

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​[Outro Chorus]

​Fade out the light!

The mirror's shaking,

And the pavement's breathing back at me.

Just let it go!

I can't slow the spinning,

It's a whisper wrapped around a scream.

It happens too fast.

Did it happen at all?