Cracks in the Ceiling

I’m staring up from where I’m lying on the bed.
White paint’s chipping above my head.
Just like shattered dreams long ago,
My heart was cracked while I didn’t know.
Before I saw what was going on,
The cracks were too big and my dreams were gone!

Cracks in the ceiling (3x)
Cracks running black
Through the spreading white.
Cracks spiderwebbing out,
Creeping into sight.
Cracks in the ceiling (3x)
It’s best if you don’t come around,
Cause this building’s coming down.

And now cracks run across the white,
But it’s plain to see I’ll lose this fight.
I’m not Atlas and I’m not Hercules.
The weight of this stone sky has forced me to my knees.
I’m free to leave and I want to go,
But what traps me here I’ll never know.

Cracks in the ceiling (3x)
Cracks running black
Through the spreading white.
Cracks spiderwebbing out,
Creeping into sight.
Cracks in the ceiling (3x)
It’s best if you don’t come around,
Cause this building’s coming down.

Around the cracks the paint’s chipping off.
Set it on fire and paint’s dripping off.
Flames melting paint as they climb the walls.
It’s only a matter of time before the ceiling falls.
Smoke so thick I can barely breathe,
Ceiling’s going to crumble down till I’m crushed beneath!


Cracks in the ceiling (3x)
Cracks running black
Through the spreading white.
Cracks spiderwebbing out,
Creeping into sight.
Cracks in the ceiling (3x)
It’s best if you don’t come around,
Cause this building’s coming down.

Like black ivy roots on an abandoned shed,
Those black cracks always spread.
As they grow my fear does too,
But hey that’s nothing new.
I close my eyes but they’re still in sight
It’s so bad I can’t sleep at night!

Cracks in the ceiling (3x)
Cracks running black
Through the spreading white.
Cracks spiderwebbing out,
Creeping into sight.
Cracks in the ceiling (3x)
It’s best if you don’t come around,
Cause this building’s coming down.

Just like shattered dreams so long ago,
My heart was cracked while I didn’t know.
Before I saw what was going on,
The cracks were too big and my dreams were gone!

Cracks in the ceiling (3x)
Cracks running black
Through the spreading white.
Cracks spiderwebbing out,
Creeping into sight.
Cracks in the ceiling (3x)
It’s best if you don’t come around,
Cause this building’s coming down.
Cracks in the ceiling (3x)
Splitting the surface where dreams are found,
Cracks in the ceiling,
Ceiling crumbling to the ground.