Crystal Casey
Skeleton Keys
(2020 Album)
Lyrics and Music By Crystal Casey (SOCAN) & Joseph Beaty (BMI) as Peeking Through The Noise
Over and over. . .
Over and over. . .
Over and over. . .
Over and over. . .
Lie still and breathe through blankets
A glitch in time, and space rips.
It’s alright I think there’s more
Take what you came for.
Deafening when you come through
Static, hair raised, devil’s due.
Closed off, but you are bringing
Skeleton keys, and one will fit me.
It’s alright I think there’s more
Take what you came for.
The closer we are,
The harder the pull.
Cocooned by this entrainment
Deep inside the low hum of you.
I’ll stay for a spell.
What else can I do?
Are you inspired by skin?
The thinner kind that caves under pen?
Tattoo secrets I’ll take to my grave.
My skin is your slave,
It bleeds for your sin.
Devoured—
You need to be held
With me in the fold.
Everything we’ve weathered
Built a room of moments untold.
Are you inspired by blood?
That iron ore beneath all the mud
That’s magnetized your will through my heart?
My blood is your art,
It brings forth the flood.
Devoured— Devoured— Devoured—
A word, a dare, a palm
To hold me down,
Disintegrate under your thumb.
And I feel like my wings won’t take me far
Enough to save myself.
Stay muffled, face down, calm.
Breathe in now—
Mind, heart, caught in the fray,
Reaching the apex, find your way
Through the deceit, love is a crime.
Manipulate this one more time.
Breathe out now—
Mind, heart, caught in the fray.
It doesn’t matter what they say,
‘Cause Truth, there’s only One:
It’s what you taste with your own tongue.
Boy, you play a mean game.
I can do just the same.
And I feel like a creep you keep for kicks,
A sacrificial lamb.
Maybe it’s time to bury the man.
Kill with kindness,
Kill with pleasure,
Kill with fire.
If I never break out,
If I never get through,
Burn it all and make do—
(Broke Out Broke Out Broke Out. . .)
Running out of options,
Thrown against a brick wall,
You can see your own fall—
There has to be a way for me
To stop what’s coming true.
Predetermined release,
Holding nothing at bay.
Well, there’s only one way—
The road is red, it’s paved with the
Remains of me and you.
(Instrumental / Breathing)
Burn the deadwood, spread the ash,
It’s live or be lived upon.
Cut myself from my roots, but still
Your poison pulses on.
Handled all my memories,
Buried all my dead.
Days, I push up through this dirt,
But nights, you possess my bed.
Every time I close my eyes
Every time I close my eyes
(All I can see is you)
Every time I close my eyes
(All I can see is you)
Every time I close my eyes
(All I can see is you)
This shadow that calls me
Below, diving down
Draw my breath with a fluttering eye
And thoughts that save themselves for dark
Caught in the undertow
This demon that claws me
Lovingly
Come again
He says
Do return
He begs
Come again
He demands
Come again
Come again
Into the mouth and get swallowed
Into the dark c’mon follow me down
Why not…oh well…
(I should be very afraid of myself)
I’m fine, I swear. . .
I’m fine, I swear. . .
I’m fine, I swear. . .
I’m fine, I swear. . .
Can’t fix this glitch not even if I wanted to
Straight to the bottom tear right into the core of you
Pulling on the heartstrings seeing if there’s anything
Left for the taking, leave each other shaking now.
Drag this body where you want me to be…
A prick, a sting, oh, I can handle everything
I don’t need a reason to bleed
Unravel
Embattled
I come undone for you
Held open
Bent, broken
I come undone for you
You tap into the damage that’s inside of me
Dig in and draw us out closer to the apogee
Nothing more to let go, putting on my best show
Tracing over old scars, how’d we let it get this far?
Push this body, and I want you to see…
A prick, a sting, oh, I can handle everything
I don’t need a reason to bleed
Desperate, we fight to find our fill in emptiness
Struggling to loosen all these ropes that bind our bliss
Centuries of silence make for a soft bed
To lay down the screaming I hear in my head
I don’t need a reason— I don’t need a reason to bleed
Unravel
Embattled
I come undone for you
Held open
Bent, broken
I come undone for you
Here – Hear
A Door – A Mirror
The way out is through
Disappear
Another tear
A room inside a room
Blanket of fear
Pulled tight tonight
Not sure how to feel
Disappear
Another tear
A room inside a room
Ooh…
A Room inside a room
A Room inside a room
A Room inside a room
A Room inside a room
A Room inside a room
A Room inside a room
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