"They'll Clap When You're Gone" lyrics - CHELSEA WOLFE

I can feel the walls closing in
And I don't want to talk anymore
Wish I could quietly slip away
And leave you here with no void

The only reason I stay is to care for you
Everything else in me has atrophied
And I am cold and painless now
I want to live but I feel nothing

[Pre-Chorus:]
When can I die? When can I go?
When will I be free? When will I know?
When can I run? My legs are bound
When can I go? When can I go?

Was born a blackened seed in the wild
And I never was a child
I was pulled right out of the sea
And the salt, it never left my body

Someone opened me up while I was sleeping
And filled my body right up with sand
I carry a heaviness like a mountain
It forces me to remain

Alive and ugly
Alive and ugly
Alive and ugly
Alive and ugly

[Pre-Chorus:]
When can I die? When can I go?
When will I be free? When will I know?
When can I run? My legs are bound
Can I leave here, knowing you'll be strong without me?

[Chorus:]
They'll clap when you die
They'll love you when you're dead
And they'll understand
And you'll be forgiven then

They'll clap when you die
They'll love you when you're dead
And they'll understand
And you'll be forgiven then

They'll clap when you die
They'll love you when you're dead
And they'll understand
And you'll be forgiven then

They'll clap when you die
They'll love you when you're dead
And they'll understand
And you'll be forgiven then

[Outro:]
They'll clap when you die
They'll love you when you're dead
And they'll understand
And you'll be forgiven then