Rust in My Mouth

**Title: “Rust in My Mouth”** **Intro (chant)** Down down down we go Down down down we go **Verse 1** Filth under my fingernails again I drag it out, it seeps back in Your voice like needles in my head Telling me I'm better off dead Black room, broken fluorescent light Buzzing like a parasite Every promise tastes like dust Every god eventually rusts **Pre-Chorus** Push it down Keep it quiet Push it down Start a riot **Chorus (hook)** Break it down — break it down — break it down Grind it into the ground Every lie you ever fed me Still inside my teeth Break it down — break it down — break it down I don't want your crown Every scar you ever gave me Still belongs to me **Post-Chorus (hook chant)** Down down down we go Nobody needs to know Down down down we go I lose control **Verse 2** Cheap confession on a tape machine Scrub it clean but the stain stays seen I sold pieces of my skin Just to feel something again The room is spinning slow and mean Like a broken tambourine Every memory decomposes Every wound just re-exposes **Pre-Chorus** Shut it up Shut it out Shut it up Feel the doubt **Chorus (hook)** Break it down — break it down — break it down Grind it into the ground Every lie you ever fed me Still inside my teeth Break it down — break it down — break it down I don't want your crown Every scar you ever gave me Still belongs to me **Bridge (distorted / whispered)** You said I'd be clean You said I'd be saved You said I'd be something But I keep hearing it Over and over **Hook chant** Down down down we go Nobody needs to know Down down down we go Lose control **Final Chorus** Break it down — break it down — break it down Watch the whole thing drown Every lie you ever fed me Still inside my teeth Break it down — break it down — break it down Burn the whole thing down Every scar you ever gave me Is the only thing I keep **Outro (looping chant)** Down down down we go Down down down we go Down down down we go Lose control