Mind Full of Mouths

[Intro] Ta– Talk Ta-ta– Caught in the cotton of My own Mouth [Verse 1] Words in a traffic jam Bumper to bumper on my tongue Mouth moves Nothing lands You just watch the shapes I make Teeth tap like sending code Eyes ask “are you still there?” I’m circling one small thought Chasing its echo in the air [Chorus] Mind full of mouths But I can’t get a sentence out Every line Knots itself Ties me down You hear the sound Not what I mean Syllables slip through the seams Mind full of mouths I’m louder when I shut it down (shut it down) [Verse 2] You say “just spit it out” As if I’m hiding something sweet But my phrases fray and split Threads tangled under my teeth I rehearse the simple truth It unravels as I speak You catch letters Drop the rest We build meaning on a leak [Chorus] Mind full of mouths But I can’t get a sentence out Every line Knots itself Ties me down You hear the sound Not what I mean Syllables slip through the seams Mind full of mouths I’m louder when I shut it down (down, down) [Bridge] Thoughts stretch thin Elastic skin Pulled across a rusted frame Every question Every spin Bleeds together Feels the same If I freeze If I fold in Will the noise forget my name? [Chorus] Mind full of mouths But I can’t get a sentence out Every word Comes apart Turns to doubt You hear the sound Not what I mean Letters slide right off the screen Mind full of mouths So I bite back every sound [Outro] I close I close I close Off