Wait or wade in I'm a house fire pouring myself out of my mouth In a whisper or in bed screaming "this is how it's done" To the margins, take cover Melt mute on the tip of my tongue Bite yours like I'm fighting for you I can speak your truth I know it so well Like I'm oh-so loud, I'm burning everything down Tell me how it is and I'll spill My big puddle of words all over your silence Cry silver into magpie ears, I'll rust and smother here I see my dirty lungs hung out to dry Breathing false, dripping these words beside me Lay this voice limp on the balcony Reeling off everything stuck in these teeth