A Quiet Demolition

[Verse 1]
(A cappella)
The raised white scar from that hot kitchen plate
On my left forearm, sealed our common fate
(Band crashes in)
The exhaust fan still whines a high, thin chord
The one we swore we'd kill if we got bored
And the slow-drip leak by the rinse-well sink
Keeps a beat I'm starting to overthink

[Chorus]
When the load-bearing wall starts showing all the strain
And the windows hum with the sound of freezing rain
Is that how you know it's a beautiful collapse?

[Verse 2]
I remember you laughed, that Tuesday back in July
Said, "Some guys get tattoos, you just let the pans fly."
You traced its angry shape with a finger cold with gin
Never feeling the hairline fracture deep within

[Chorus]
When the load-bearing wall starts showing all the strain
And the windows hum with the sound of freezing rain
Is that how you know it's a beautiful collapse?

[Bridge]
The Allegheny's moving, dark and thick with ice
Underneath the girders holding up this life.

[Chorus]
When the load-bearing wall starts showing all the strain
And the windows hum with the sound of freezing rain
Is that how you know it's a beautiful collapse?

[Outro]
A beautiful collapse.