Glass Skin

Verse 1

Golden spoons

Cold soup

You spit it out

Tantrum in a velvet house

Mama bought the grade

Daddy paved the way

Smooth road

Soft tires

Flat brain

One bump and you scream in pain

Refusing directions

Driving off the cliff

Then you curse the mountain for being too stiff

Safe space

Glass skin

Sharp wind

Cracks show

When I tried to warn you

You called me a hater

Now you're drowning in a puddle crying for a savior

You want the crown without the heavy head

Chorus

Fragile hands want the gold

Paper hearts doing what they're told

But you don't listen

No you don't listen

Blame the floor when you trip

Blame the cup when you sip

Respect is earned in the dirt

Not on a screen where it doesn't hurt

You're not a king

You're just a kid in a ring

Verse 2

Stiff neck

Small mind

Deaf ears

Chasing ghosts of your own fears

Advice is a weapon

Truth is a crime

Wasting everyone’s precious time

Pointing fingers

Thumb in mouth

Everything is going south

The wolf is at the door

But you’re mad about the floor

Crying wolf

Crying foul

Throwing in a dry towel

You haven't bled

You haven't tried

You just want a free ride

You’re a masterpiece of nothing at all

Chorus

Fragile hands want the gold

Paper hearts doing what they're told

But you don't listen

No you don't listen

Blame the floor when you trip

Blame the cup when you sip

Respect is earned in the dirt

Not on a screen where it doesn't hurt

You're not a king

You're just a kid in a ring

Bridge

Mountains don't move for tears

Rivers don't dry for your peers

Sweat is the currency

Scars are the map

Wake up from your pampered nap

The world owes you zero

The world owes you less

Clean up your own pathetic mess

Chorus

Fragile hands want the gold

Paper hearts doing what they're told

But you don't listen

No you don't listen

Blame the floor when you trip

Blame the cup when you sip

Respect is earned in the dirt

Not on a screen where it doesn't hurt

You're not a king

You're just a kid in a ring

Outro

Keep talking

Keep crying

Keep lying to yourself

The mirror is the only one listening

Earn it

Or lose it

Goodbye

(Horse fiddle fades out)