canary in a coal mine Lyrics

Split second, a canary in a coal mine

Too late to turn around and make it all right

Keep trying to predict every moment, every swing of your mood

Like a game but no matter how I play I still lose

'Bout to break, now it's time for you to change your whole tune

And all I wished was for me to be stronger

All you said was I need to be stronger

While you keep pushing me to be smaller

To feel smaller

Smaller

Heart of steel made for you to keep breaking

Dignity that was yours for the taking

Just to tell me I'm weak when the blade hit

'Cause I should just take it

If I could just endure it we would be ok

Learn to handle anything you threw my way

Patience is a virtue and you said that fire never would last

Let it burn, but I better hope to god I heal fast

Soak the love bombing in, oh 'cause this moment is glass

And all I wished was for me to be stronger

All you said was I need to be stronger

While you keep pushing me to be smaller

To feel smaller

Smaller

Heart of steel made for you to keep breaking

Dignity that was yours for the taking

Just to tell me I'm weak when the blade hit

'Cause I should just take it

Split second a canary in a coal mine

Got me walking on a tightrope every night

Split second a canary in a coal mine

Better keep it all perfectly in line

And all I wished was for me to be stronger

All you said was I need to be stronger

While you keep pushing me to be smaller

To feel smaller

Smaller

Heart of steel made for you to keep breaking

Dignity that was yours for the taking

Just to tell me I'm weak when the blade hit

'Cause I should just take it