Stuck in a Box

[Intro]
[Clipped electronic percussion, tense fretless bass accent]

[Verse 1]
Too many names written in the sand
Too many promises I couldn't keep
I gave away pieces of who I am
Left myself hollow, left myself deep
Now every word feels borrowed and old
A bank of debt that I can't clear
Standing outside in the bitter cold
Watching the ghost of what's right here

[Pre-Chorus]
I build the walls of my own wooden shell
Cardboard corners and a heavy key
I know your eyes and I know them well
But there is nothing left inside of me

[Chorus]
Stuck in a box, watching you pass by
Watching the love that was meant for us die
I gave it all away to the wrong ones first
Now I'm unredeemable, bound by the curse
Stuck in a box, watching you pass by
Yeah, watching the love that was meant for us die

[Verse 2]
Syncopated shadows on the bedroom floor
Every past mistake is a closed-up door
I see your silhouette, clear as day
Holding the key that I threw away
Lost in the puzzle, confused in the dark
No spark left to light up your mark

[Chorus]
Stuck in a box, watching you pass by
Watching the love that was meant for us die
I gave it all away to the wrong ones first
Now I'm unredeemable, bound by the curse
Stuck in a box, watching you pass by
Yeah, watching the love that was meant for us die

[Bridge]
[Odd-meter instrumental turn, elastic fretless bass fills, shifting signatures]
Unredeemable... confused in the light...
I used up my heart before you arrived tonight...

[Chorus]
Stuck in a box, watching you pass by
Watching the love that was meant for us die
I gave it all away to the wrong ones first
Now I'm unredeemable, bound by the curse
Stuck in a box, watching you pass by
Yeah, watching the love that was meant for us die

[Outro]
Too late, too late...
Stuck in a box...
Watching you pass by...
[Fade out with syncopated slap bass and clipped electronic beats]