Secondhand Heart

Embers glow where love once lied
They warm no heart but still won't die
I watch myself like someone else, a rerun on repeat
A heart that only half beats for you, not me
You took the part of me that cared and never gave it back
Now a scar inside my soul reminds me what I lack

It's all just static where the pain should've been
This secondhand heart, a foreign feeling from within
I'm not dramatic, they left a scar not on my skin
This secondhand heart, a foreign feeling from within

I've learned to feign reaction
I wear emotion like a mask
It bleeds me out, I can't go on
I'm at the bottom of the flask
A fire lit inside me, my edges start to singe
I can't help but embrace it, every mile, every inch
Though the empty wears me down, I do not fall, I stand
My scars are lasting armor on what's left of who I am

Who I am
Who I am
Who I am
Who I am

They snuffed that spark, I don this shell
I've sought my comfort now inside this hell
Turned cold, reserved, a hardened king
And shield my crown from all they bring

It's all just static where the pain should've been
This secondhand heart, a foreign feeling from within
I'm not dramatic, they left a scar not on my skin
This secondhand heart, a foreign feeling from within
A foreign feeling from within

Maybe I'm healing, maybe I'm numb
Maybe my heart just learned to run
From anything that gets too real
So much safer when I cannot feel
Sinister shadows sing of pages burned
'Cause time keeps moving, lesson learned
I wade through ash but leave no trail
Only smoke and ruin truly know my tale

A fire lit inside me, my edges start to singe
I can't help but embrace it, every mile, every inch
Though the empty wears me down, I do not fall, I stand
My scars are lasting armor on what's left of who I am
It's all just static where the pain should've been
This secondhand heart, a foreign feeling from within
A foreign feeling from within
A foreign feeling from within