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[Intro] The floorboards hold their breath tonight, Under a weight that isn't light. [Verse 1] Canvas skin and a hempen throat, Stitched with the greed of a winter coat. I dragged them across the marble floor, Until I couldn't remember the shape of the door. The twine is biting deep into my wrist, A cold communion, a metallic twist. [Verse 2] I used to count the stars through a hole in the roof, Now I count the stacks for a sliver of proof. But the gold is deaf and the silver is blind, It leaves the better parts of me behind. Every coin is a minute I’ll never get back, Just a heavy shadow in a burlap sack. [Chorus] Oh, these money bags are anchors in the deep, Guarding the secrets that I meant to keep. I built a fortress out of debt and grain, But I’m the only one standing in the rain. The more I gather, the less I can hold, Turning my blood into something cold. [Bridge] They don’t whisper, they don’t pray, They just sit there, blocking the way. I’d trade the velvet and the gilded cage, To burn the ink off the very last page. [Verse 3] The silence in the vault is a heavy sound, Like a shovel hitting the frozen ground. I’ve got enough to buy the whole damn town, But I’m just waiting for the ship to go down. My hands are stained with the copper scent, Of a life well-funded and a soul misspent. [Outro] Just canvas and dust. Just iron and rust. The weight of the world in a burlap sack. And no way to give it back. No way to give it back.
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The floorboards hold their breath tonight,
Under a weight that isn't light.
Canvas skin and a hempen throat,
Stitched with the greed of a winter coat.
I dragged them across the marble floor,
Until I couldn't remember the shape of the door.
The twine is biting deep into my wrist,
A cold communion, a metallic twist.
I used to count the stars through a hole in the roof,
Now I count the stacks for a sliver of proof.
But the gold is deaf and the silver is blind,
It leaves the better parts of me behind.
Every coin is a minute I’ll never get back,
Just a heavy shadow in a burlap sack.
Oh, these money bags are anchors in the deep,
Guarding the secrets that I meant to keep.
I built a fortress out of debt and grain,
But I’m the only one standing in the rain.
The more I gather, the less I can hold,
Turning my blood into something cold.
They don’t whisper, they don’t pray,
They just sit there, blocking the way.
I’d trade the velvet and the gilded cage,
To burn the ink off the very last page.
The silence in the vault is a heavy sound,
Like a shovel hitting the frozen ground.
I’ve got enough to buy the whole damn town,
But I’m just waiting for the ship to go down.
My hands are stained with the copper scent,
Of a life well-funded and a soul misspent.Just canvas and dust.
Just iron and rust.
The weight of the world in a burlap sack.
And no way to give it back.
No way to give it back.
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