Tempered Glass by Coffin Varnish Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I wish my heart were made of tempered glass
So when I plummet from on high it could survive the crash
But I’m getting tired of falling down from heights I’ve built to keep this crown
So I’m gonna fly so far away that I can’t hear what the world might say about me
But I’ll come back so quietly, I need to know what they think of me
I’ll come back, I always do. I want to change, but I can’t follow through
[Chorus]
Oh, these wings will turn to ash
Melt like summer sunlight candle wax
My castle will topple, the feeling’s not novel, but it hurts all the same
But love I can fix the foundation if you whisper my name
[Verse 2]
I wish these lungs wеre just vestigial
So I could breathе down in this hole I’ve dug myself into
You hold the shovel, I’ll hold the flowers
You stand up there and I’ll listen for hours
About what you thought of me
The good and bad you thought of me
I’ll come back. I always do
I can’t stay away, it’s true
I’ll come back, I can’t help it
I want to change but the clothes don’t fit
[Chorus]
Oh, these wings will turn to ash
Melt like summer sunlight candle wax
My castle will topple, the feeling’s not novel, but it hurts all the same
But love I can fix the foundation if you whisper my name
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ll leave my cares in the dungeon
I left my heart in the grave
Oh dear don’t dig up the body
I promise there’s nothing left to save
I’ll leave my cares in the dungeon
I left my heart in the grave
Oh dear don’t dig up the body
I promise there’s nothing left to save
[Chorus]
Oh, these wings will turn to ash
Melt like summer sunlight candle wax
My castle will topple, the feeling’s not novel, but it hurts all the same
But love I can fix the foundation if you whisper my name
I wish my heart were made of tempered glass
So when I plummet from on high it could survive the crash
But I’m getting tired of falling down from heights I’ve built to keep this crown
So I’m gonna fly so far away that I can’t hear what the world might say about me
But I’ll come back so quietly, I need to know what they think of me
I’ll come back, I always do. I want to change, but I can’t follow through
[Chorus]
Oh, these wings will turn to ash
Melt like summer sunlight candle wax
My castle will topple, the feeling’s not novel, but it hurts all the same
But love I can fix the foundation if you whisper my name
[Verse 2]
I wish these lungs wеre just vestigial
So I could breathе down in this hole I’ve dug myself into
You hold the shovel, I’ll hold the flowers
You stand up there and I’ll listen for hours
About what you thought of me
The good and bad you thought of me
I’ll come back. I always do
I can’t stay away, it’s true
I’ll come back, I can’t help it
I want to change but the clothes don’t fit
[Chorus]
Oh, these wings will turn to ash
Melt like summer sunlight candle wax
My castle will topple, the feeling’s not novel, but it hurts all the same
But love I can fix the foundation if you whisper my name
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ll leave my cares in the dungeon
I left my heart in the grave
Oh dear don’t dig up the body
I promise there’s nothing left to save
I’ll leave my cares in the dungeon
I left my heart in the grave
Oh dear don’t dig up the body
I promise there’s nothing left to save
[Chorus]
Oh, these wings will turn to ash
Melt like summer sunlight candle wax
My castle will topple, the feeling’s not novel, but it hurts all the same
But love I can fix the foundation if you whisper my name