Fault Line Fever

I kept the dusty telescope Hidden in the attic loft It hasn't found a single planet But it keeps the darkness soft The world outside is loud and rushed No one looks up at the ceiling But here, between the wooden beams I hold onto a forgotten feeling I'm drawing lines on tattered paper A blueprint only I can read It's the only place where I can plant The special kind of hopeful seed The architect of the tiny star Is working hard inside this room It doesn't shine for anyone far It just lights up this lonely gloom A memory, a quiet vow Engraved right here, right now My tiny star, only mine A perfect, beautiful design I remember all the words you said Beneath the streetlights' flickering haze That even dust can gather up the light And guide us through the winding maze I trace the map of constellations Where every scar is a bright spot This messy, flawed imagination Is everything the world is not The architect of the tiny star Is working hard inside this room It doesn't shine for anyone far It just lights up this lonely gloom A memory, a quiet vow Engraved right here, right now My tiny star, only mine A perfect, beautiful design And if the sky should ever break apart If the whole world decides to disappear I'll build it back inside my empty heart I have the blueprints, I have them here The architect of the tiny star Is working hard inside this room It doesn't shine for anyone far It just lights up this lonely gloom A memory, a quiet vow Engraved right here, right now My tiny star, only mine A perfect, beautiful design

Ashes whisper in the wind tonight A silent scream a fading light Born to fall but rise again The fire knows no bitter end I am the Phoenix watch me fly Burn the darkness light the sky Falling breaking but never gone From the embers I am reborn Flames are my feathers smoke my crown Every time I’m lost I’m found The heat of hope burns in my chest This endless fight my only rest I dive I crash I shatter the night From the ground I claim my flight I am the Phoenix watch me fly Burn the darkness light the sky Falling breaking but never gone From the embers I am reborn A blaze a spark a roaring tide My heart’s a furnace I cannot hide In every tear a fire’s hue I’ll rise I’ll rise to start anew

Look up at the sky, shadows overflow Only the wind's voice is calling me Bottled-up feelings, I can't let go Walking today, on this ride of tears A voice inside my heart, screaming in vain Lost in the silence, it echoes my pain But I can't stop, my pulse won't lie Chasing the light, through the darkened sky It's okay to cry before the night breaks Throw everything out, this ride of tears Pierce through the darkness, keep running Hold the light of hope deep in your chest Memories of pain, shadows of doubt Whispering softly, trying to pull me down Yet every heartbeat pushes me forward Through the storm, I won't turn around The fear inside is screaming still But I feel the strength to climb this hill I won't look back, the past fades away Guided by hope, into a brighter day It's okay to cry before the night breaks Throw everything out, this ride of tears Pierce through the darkness, keep running Hold the light of hope deep in your chest All the pain, all the doubt, let it go Melt into the wind, let the freedom show Unlock the key inside your heart Embrace the tears and the smiles, a brand new start It's okay to cry before the night breaks Throw everything out, this ride of tears Pierce through the darkness, keep running Hold the light of hope deep in your chest Endless ride, it won't ever stop

Glass on the floor splinters of me Shadows stretch long across my chest I can't find the pieces to fit back A puzzle that fights back fights back Shatter me slowly break me apart Tear through the skin expose my heart I’m screaming I’m screaming I’m screaming for you But I’m just an echo lost in the blue Rain on the rooftop pounding like doubt Dripping through cracks I can’t seal out Hands on my face but they don’t feel mine Who am I this time this time Every breath cuts like glass Every step breaks the past Shatter me slowly break me apart Tear through the skin expose my heart I’m screaming I’m screaming I’m screaming for you But I’m just an echo lost in the blue I’m a house of cards in a hurricane Each word a match igniting my pain Say my name say it again And I’ll come undone undone undone Every breath cuts like glass Every step breaks the past Shatter me slowly break me apart Tear through the skin expose my heart I’m screaming I’m screaming I’m screaming for you But I’m just an echo lost in the blue

Empty streets again Fog rolls in thick Heartbeat a muffled drum Just echoes now Whispers on the wind A silent plea GHOST OF WHAT WE WERE A SCREAM STUCK IN MY THROAT BURN IT ALL DOWN THIS HOLLOW SPACE Rain on the windowpane Like tears I cant cry Fist clenched tight Against the dying light Shadows dance and sway A twisted memory GHOST OF WHAT WE WERE A SCREAM STUCK IN MY THROAT BURN IT ALL DOWN THIS HOLLOW SPACE GHOST OF WHAT WE WERE A SCREAM STUCK IN MY THROAT BURN IT ALL DOWN THIS HOLLOW SPACE GHOST OF WHAT WE WERE A SCREAM STUCK IN MY THROAT BURN IT ALL DOWN THIS HOLLOW SPACE