Paper Walls

by DE
Room is spinning, feet are cast in stone Mask of ice I wear, a chilling throne Whisper "I'm alright," a hollow lie While silent screams beneath my skin do fly Eyes are needles, piercing every glance Sweat turns crystal in this deadly dance Hold still, don't breathe Conceal the crack beneath my teeth A mannequin trapped in the strobe's white eye Laughing loud as the punchlines drift by Spinning threads of silk from lies I consume To block the velvet dark that seeks to bloom I lean on shadows, fragile as a dream Drowning slow in a shallow, stagnant stream Tell the wind, "This is not the end" I'm fine, I'm fine, I'll mend, I pretend Glass shatters softly as my words spill Wearing a stranger's skin against my will Walls have tongues, the ceiling starts to peel Tangoing with ghosts I cannot feel Head nods stiff to the pendulum's sway Life's a faded print, rotting away in the clay Freeze cold, don't speak The floor is ash, the air is weak A mannequin trapped in the strobe's white eye Laughing loud as the punchlines drift by Spinning threads of silk from lies I consume To block the velvet dark that seeks to bloom I lean on shadows, fragile as a dream Drowning slow in a shallow, stagnant stream Tell the wind, "This is not the end" I'm fine, I'm fine, I'll mend, I pretend Whispers etched in frost, fading fast Shattered mirrors, cracking glass Not real... not real... the die is cast SHUT UP! A mannequin trapped in the strobe's white eye Laughing loud as the punchlines drift by Spinning threads of silk from lies I consume To block the velvet dark that seeks to bloom I lean on shadows, fragile as a dream Drowning slow in a shallow, stagnant stream Tell the wind, "This is not the end" I'm fine, I'm fine, I'll mend, I pretend