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Exoskeleton Lyrics by Ian Ridenhour

Ribcage

2018

[Verse 1]
Someone’s crawling
Out of a gutter somewhere
Whispering, whispering “Come to me
I’m trying to find my peace”
And I’ve grown wings to
Reach every corner of the earth
But I can’t duplicate, duplicate, replicate
Make more copies of me
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Someone outside is hurt
Someone outside wants in
Someone inside is hurt
Someone outside wants in
[Chorus]
They’re attractive with their clothes on
(Disquiet within their eyes)
Don’t dare crack their exoskeletons
And they’re too scared of the sunrise
(Dislike the way it shines)
Don’t dare tear their city down
[Verse 2]
Someone’s calling
Home from a cellphone somewhere
Whispering, whispering "Get me please
I no longer live curiously,”
And I’ve tied strings to
All of my friends, but I can’t hold them all
They’re pulling all opposites
Slip right through my fingers
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Someone outside is hurt
Someone outside wants in
Someone inside is hurt
Someone outside wants in
[Chorus]
They’re attractive with their clothes on
(Disquiet within their eyes)
Don’t dare crack their exoskeletons
And they’re too scared of the sunrise
(Dislike the way it shines)
Don’t dare tear their city down
[Bridge]
Would it kill me just to step outside?
Would it kill me just to walk on by?
Would it kill me just to disengage
Just to rearrange, just for a while?
Would it kill me just to step outside?
Would it kill me just to walk on by?
Would it kill me just to disengage
Just to kill our brains, just for a while?
Would it kill me just to step outside?
Would it kill me just to walk on by?
Would it kill me just to disengage
Just to rearrange, just for a while?
Would it kill me just to step outside?
Would it kill me just to walk on by?
Would it kill me just to disengage
Just to kill our brains, just for a while?
[Verse 3]
I’ve been crawling out of a gutter somewhere
Whispering, whispering, “Talk to me
I’m trying to find my peace,”
And I’ve held scars from all of your pretty little cutlery
Cutlery, open me
Do you believe in bleeding?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Someone outside is hurt
Someone outside wants in
Someone inside is hurt
Someone outside wants in
Someone inside is hurt
Someone inside wants out…
[Chorus]
They’re attractive with their clothes on
(Disquiet within their eyes)
Don’t dare crack their exoskeletons
And they’re too scared of the sunrise
(Dislike the way it shines)
Don’t dare tear their city down
[Chorus]
They’re attractive with their clothes on
(Disquiet within their eyes)
Don’t dare crack their exoskeletons
And they’re too scared of the sunrise
(Dislike the way it shines)
Don’t dare tear their city down
Credits
Ian Ridenhour

Ian Ridenhour

About “Exoskeleton” by Ian Ridenhour

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"Exoskeleton" appears on "Ribcage" in 2018.

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