[Verse 1] You circled the window Pressed face to the glass Pinned every craving Like bugs in a map You said “when I get there I’ll finally lax” But you kept moving the border Kept repainting the flag [Chorus] What was the cost of what you got? Did the number shake your hand or take your blood? (hey!) Did you finally try on what you wanted at last Or did it hang off your bones like a borrowed past? What was the cost of what you got? All that shimmer All that shock Did you finally try on what you wanted at last Or did it split when you breathed Did it crack like glass? [Verse 2] New name on the letterhead Teeth like chrome You flash them fast You rehearsed that perfect posture In the mirror In the dark In the back of the cab Now you’re framed in the center Of the thing you chased to death How does victory taste When it steals your breath? [Bridge] You kept saying “just one rung higher” Now the ladder’s through the clouds On fire You kept saying “this time I’ll feel it” Now your hands go through the prize Like it isn’t real yet [Chorus] What was the cost of what you got? Did the number shake your hand or take your blood? Did you finally try on what you wanted at last Or did the seams scream back when you moved too fast? What was the cost of what you got? All that shimmer All that shock Did you finally try on what you wanted at last Or did you slip right out when you saw the tag?