Swallow Me Whole

Verse 1

I sold the name I was born with

For the one they shout

Now the spotlight's a confessor

And I feed it every doubt

They crowned me with a mirror

And buried what I was

I sing the praises of a stranger

That I've begun to love

Pre-Chorus

And it's starting to feel holy

Like I'm burning at the altar of myself

Chorus

Swallow me whole

I gave every last thing

And I'm still not close

Tell me it's my call

To drown in the way I chose

Don't let me go slow

Verse 2

I build this tower nightly

Out of applause and fear

The higher that they lift me

The less I can hear

Is this the god I wanted

Or the leash I pulled myself

At the end of my devotion

There's no one left to tell

Pre-Chorus 2

And it's starting to feel holy

Like I'm down on both my knees for me

Chorus

So swallow me whole

I gave every last thing

And I'm still not close

Tell me it's my call

To drown in the way I chose

Don't let me go slow

post-chorus

I gave them everything

Now there's nothing left of me

Bridge

Pull the ladder up behind me

Let the floorboards fall away

If the love was always fiction

Then the ending's mine to stage

Is it freedom or a sentence

When the mirror only sings your praise

Instrumental break

Final Chorus

Swallow me whole

I gave every last thing

And I'm still not close

Tell me it's my call

To drown in the way I chose

Don't let me go