Strings and Sinew

[Intro] [male vocal Pitched-down] Dragged from the rafters Tag on my ankle Numbers for a name Rust on the shackle [female vocal] Hands made of metal String in my spine Who’s the designer Who drew the line (hey!) [Chorus] [male + female gang vocals] Prototype Tear out the light Stitched-up smile and a jaw full of bite You wind me up I don’t rewind I break my cage You break your mind Prototype Teeth in the wire Walk in the dark Get fed to the fire You made the monster out of spare parts Now hear the ticking in your heart (tick, tick) [Verse 1] [male vocal] White coat voices Pray I never speak Pinned to the table Bleeding through the sheet [female vocal] Red on the rubber Footprints down the hall Every test they passed Wrote your name on the wall (yeah) [male vocal] “Asset unstable” Scrawled on the glass Ask who’s hunting Ask who won’t last [female vocal Breathy] Keys on your lanyard Jangle like prey I smell that terror From a hallway away (shh) [Chorus] [male + female gang vocals] Prototype Tear out the light Stitched-up smile and a jaw full of bite You wind me up I don’t rewind I break my cage You break your mind Prototype Teeth in the wire Walk in the dark Get fed to the fire You made the monster out of spare parts Now hear the ticking in your heart (tick, tick) [Bridge] [female vocal] Which limb first You choose fast Head or hands Future or past [male vocal Growled] You want mercy I want truth I want the faces That stole my youth [female vocal Layered whispers] Hear that dragging Metal on stone Every creation Coming for home (coming for home) [Chorus] [male + female gang vocals] Prototype Tear out the light Stitched-up smile and a jaw full of bite You wind me up I don’t rewind I break my cage You break your mind Prototype Teeth in the wire Walk in the dark Get fed to the fire You made the monster out of spare parts Now hear the ticking in your heart (tick, tick) [Outro] [male vocal Pitched-down] Room full of bodies Just more toys [female vocal] Bow to your blueprint Choke on your choice [male + female Distant] Prototype waiting Lights go black [female whisper] Open the box No going back