[Verse 1] Hands on the altar of my own mistakes You wrap around me like a rough embrace Every word you say Pressed to my face till I fray Tiny little cuts in the shape of your praise I breathe you in I choke on the taste You tell me this is love But it scrapes the flesh from my trust [Chorus] So I drag my nails along your sandpaper skin Hear the hiss as I tear you thin If you’re the blade that’s breaking my grin I’ll be the storm that shreds your paper skin Drag my nails Drag my nails Till I’m breaking in [Verse 2] You paint your halo with a rusted crown Smile like a saint while you grind me down Every gentle touch Hides a grain that bites too much You said I’d shine if I just endure But I’ve learned the shine was only yours Now every scar you wrote Is a map that leads to my revolt [Chorus] So I drag my nails along your sandpaper skin Hear the hiss as I tear you thin If you’re the blade that’s breaking my grin I’ll be the storm that shreds your paper skin Drag my nails Drag my nails Till I’m breaking in [Bridge] Under these flickering walls I taste the dust as your edges fall You always swore I was too weak to win (Watch me carve my way out) As I peel you back from my trembling limbs [Chorus] Now I drag my nails along your sandpaper skin Hear the hymn of the tearing begin If you’re the weight that’s grinding me thin I’ll be the fire that burns your paper skin Drag my nails Drag my nails Till you can’t get in