Ribcage – Mary Lambert (feat. Angel Haze & K.Flay)
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Living in the darkness I wear it like a crown Oh I’ve got tough skin Ready for my bow All I’ve got is two hands I tied them in the middle Ready for the red tape To open up my ribcage
I offer souvenirs, A deaf tongue and blinded ears Can you fill the shelves in here Come in come in
Everybody look around Everybody look around I don’t know how to fill the space The invitation’s on the page Open up my ribcage
[K Flay:] Want you to want me like I’m all you got Mama she see it but can’t make me stop Telling the truth it might mean you get broken But letting it hurt that’s my method of coping Doubt it seeps in like that smoke in my lungs What they project on me what I become Down on my knees, unsure what to say No I never learned how to pray Don’t know who I been fooling But you got me running in circles I’m ruined Let you inside, opened up all my wounds Taken my ribcage and ripped it in two
Everybody look around Everybody look around I don’t know how to fill the space The invitation’s on the page Open up my ribcage
Tie off all my tendons Watch how they stretch Oh I’ve got the muscle But lord, I’m spent Knocking down my sternum Began at a young age Too much space between Open up my ribcage
I offer souvenirs, A deaf tongue and blinded ears Can you fill the shelves in here Come in come in
Everybody look around Everybody look around I don’t know how to fill the space The invitation’s on the page Open up my ribcage
[Angel:] There’s impenetrable silence inside of my head There’s nothing I can vibe with, I’m practically dead I get so tired of writing everything I should have said That maybe this time I’ll put my pen down and just tell you instead You see I opened up my ribcage and violence flew out The organs softly played through my violin mouth I got lifetime’s worth of love hidden beneath my tongue Written on my skin Tells me you’re the one
Everybody look around Everybody look around I don’t know how to fill the space The invitation’s on the page Open up my ribcage
Open up my ribcage Open up my ribcage (Open up my ribcage) Open up my ribcage