Lyrics
[Intro] Cut the room in half, let the needle drag One small loop in a paper bag [Verse 1] You keep a ledger of the things i owe A crooked column in a house of snow You move the line whenever i get near Then call it proof that i was never here I learned your numbers, learned your careful grin The quiet rules that keep the walls pinned in Now every promise has a price attached I tear the page and leave the sums unmatched [Pre-Chorus] You can lean your weight against the door I know the shape of that excuse before [Chorus] I won't wear your measure like a name I won't bend until i fit your frame When the floor gives way beneath my feet I'll choose the break, i'll choose the beat [Hook] Cut it loose — cut it loose Cut it loose — cut it loose [Verse 2] Your little kingdom runs on borrowed breath A neat display with nothing underneath You sell the lock and rent the key back twice Then praise the ones who pay you for advice I saw the seam beneath the polished face A hidden hinge, a cheap disguise for grace So keep your crown, your counsel, and your chart I took my hands back; you can keep the part [Pre-Chorus] You can lean your weight against the door I know the shape of that excuse before [Chorus] I won't wear your measure like a name I won't bend until i fit your frame When the floor gives way beneath my feet I'll choose the break, i'll choose the beat [Bridge] Say it plain! You built this cage and called it care! Say it plain! I won't spend one more year in there! [Final chorus] I won't wear your measure like a name I won't bend until i fit your frame When the floor gives way beneath my feet I'll choose the break, i'll choose the beat [Outro] Cut it loose — cut it loose The page is blank; the debt is through
