Lyrics
[Verse 1] I button up my skin by day Smile like I know the route But under every measured word There's something trying to break out I wash my hands till they go cold Still see the stain in the sink One side asks me to hold the line One side dares me to think [Pre-Chorus] And I hear him pacing Behind my ribs One name for mercy One name for sin He says, "Come closer" I say, "Stay gone" But the mirror keeps the record And it won't stay wrong [Chorus] Jekyll in my bones Hyde in my throat Two men in glass One burns, one ghosts I lock the door He finds the key Jekyll in my bones Hyde won't let me be [Verse 2] At supper I can taste the fear A metal note in the air My mother asks if I'm alright I say, "Yeah, I'm almost there" But every laugh comes out too tight Every vow sounds like a lie There's a wolf with my first name Learning how to wear my eyes [Pre-Chorus] And I feel him leaning On every thought He paints the walls With what I bought He says, "You're saved" I say, "You're wrong" But the pulse inside my wrists Keeps singing his song [Chorus] Jekyll in my bones Hyde in my throat Two men in glass One burns, one ghosts I lock the door He finds the key Jekyll in my bones Hyde won't let me be [Bridge] If I split the night open Would you see me whole? Or just the shattered pieces That I traded for control? I wore the saint He wore the blade We shared the same heartbeat And the price was paid Now I stand at the border Of man and machine Praying one last time That the better half still bleeds [Chorus] Jekyl in my bones Hyde in my throat Two men in glass One burns, one ghosts I lock the door He finds the key Jekyll in my bones Hyde won't let me be [Outro] Tell me my name Before it slips away Tell me my name Before I become the shade Jekyll in my bones Hyde in my veins