Brick By Boring Brick Lyrics Novels & Stories

Playing in the game to lose I did everything for you It's all your fault It's all your fault, bitch Why you gotta be so cruel Playing in the game to lose I did everything for you I hope you suffer Now I swear we'll never make it out alive Cuz we're tied up in this burning house Tied up in this burning house Tried to save us but you watched us die Now we're locked inside this burning house You won't ever let me out Burn it to the ground, burn it to the ground Listen to the fire, revel in the sound Burn it to the ground, ground, ground Locked inside this burning house Burn it to the ground, burn it to the ground Listen to the fire, revel in the sound Burn it to the ground, ground, ground You w

I want to believe all boys are not heartless, they are not all the same. "And hold me tight Don't let me breathe Feeling like You won't believe," And how much I want to be proved wrong. For once I want to be proved wrong. "There's a firefly Loose tonight Better catch it Before it burns this place down And I lie If I don't feel so right But the world looks better Through your eyes." And maybe. Just maybe Joey was right today. ———

My words struck him dumb. Then, I got up and pushed him away. He staggered and fell to the floor miserably. Pain gripped him. But when he saw me wiping the stains he left on my body with disgust, his pity was soon washed away. “Are you really Grace?” He suddenly asked me a question that puzzled me. I paused while wiping my neck, but only hesitated briefly. After that, I threw the tissue paper on his face. “Trash belongs in the trash can. Trash doesn’t meticulously dress itself up and mix itself among gold. Even if you use a lot of perfume, you can’t hide the stench in your blood.”

My breath comes in quick gasps as my nails scrape over the bricks, pulling them free, letting them hit the ground at my feet. The scratching sound is louder than ever, so loud my ears pop and ring. I pull another brick free and half the wall comes down. I step back just in time, sucking in a breath full of dust and… decay. A half rotted body slumps forward, one hand outstretched like it’s reaching for me, it’s fingers worn down to the bone. The bricks at my feet are covered in scratch marks like…like whoever this is had been trying to scratch their way out–