Alice

The layers will come undone
Once you push and push me to the ends of my strings
You pull me apart, expecting silence
But every broken piece still sings

I’ve held my tongue through every warning
Kept my storms behind my eyes
But you keep pulling at the seams
Until there’s nowhere left to hide

And now the mask is falling
Hear the crack beneath the skin
You thought I’d keep on bending
But I won’t break for you again

You can pull, pull, pull until the tension takes its toll
But you’ll never own the pieces of my soul
Every thread you thought you had around me
Is slipping through your hands
I’m done being who you wanted
I’ll become who I am