wash Lyrics

The skeletons I thought I'd left in my closet

Rattle around in the washing machine

All of this noise, all of this time,

Yet my clothes never seem to dry

They say it'll all come out in the wash,

But I haven't emptied my pockets in far too long

And if it all comes out in the wash,

Then why does this feeling linger

Like a stain I can't get out?

How

How

How does it linger like a fucking stain?

How

How

How?

I pour what's left of the bleach into the chamber,

And watch as it makes everything worse

Supposed to be bright, supposed to make it all-right,

But it binds like a demon and I have to leave it all in

For another cylce, another session

Around in circles, yet no improvement

And the edges are fraying, the fibers discolored,

The fabric unrecognizable from past pictures

They say it'll all come out in the wash,

But what if it comes out and we're never the same?

The shirt is shrinking, it's a growing problem,

And our only option is to throw it away

They say it'll all come out in the wash,

But what if it's not meant to, what if this is how I'm made?

No matter how many tries,

There's only so much of myself we can fight,

And I wonder how much longer you'll stay

How

How

How does it linger like a fucking stain?

How

How

How?

So the skeletons I thought I'd left in my closet

Are scattered around my bedroom

Too tired to address them, the dust collects and

I'll just keep moving them till I can't stand it

It might come out in the wash

But it'll be the last time I use that detergent

It irritates you, it smells artificial,

Better to treat us with evanescence

I don't know how to wash my fucking brain

I don't know how much longer I can stay