Lyric

[Intro]

[Verse]

The dust settles on the shelf where I used to reside

A pristine porcelain smile with nowhere left to hide

Your palms were warm when they lifted me from the velvet case

But the heat faded fast leaving shadows across my face

Now the cardboard box is waiting by the iron gate

For a souvenir that expired and surrendered to fate

[Chorus]

You swore forever was a promise written in the bone

A lifelong kingdom where I’d never have to sleep alone

Was it just a fragile breath to fill a quiet space

A fleeting ornament you decided to replace

Like a plastic trinket tossed into the hollow rain

You broke the vow but I’m the one who wears the stain

[Bridge]

The ink is dry on the script you discarded so soon

While the ghost of your loyalty howls at a callous moon

Promises are cheap when the novelty begins to rust

And holy words are scattered like gray common dust

[Verse]

I remember the sunlight dancing on your greedy hands

Building castles in the air over shifting desert sands

You called me a treasure you would shield from every gale

But the wind picked up and you left me for sale

Now the paint is peeling and the joints are locked in place

Just another casualty of your frantic frantic pace

[Chorus]

You swore forever was a promise written in the bone

A lifelong kingdom where I’d never have to sleep alone

Was it just a fragile breath to fill a quiet space

A fleeting ornament you decided to replace

Like a plastic trinket tossed into the hollow rain

You broke the vow but I’m the one who wears the stain

[Chorus]

You swore forever was a promise written in the bone

A lifelong kingdom where I’d never have to sleep alone

Was it just a fragile breath to fill a quiet space

A fleeting ornament you decided to replace

Like a plastic trinket tossed into the hollow rain

You broke the vow but I’m the one who wears the stain

[Outro]