THE COMA is a side project from Tommy Gardner and Johnny Gardner, who both are members of the Los Angeles based band Machines of agony.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Coil of smoke, a whisper on my skin
The scent of jasmine, acid from within
Fingertips tracing the lines you drew
A canvas bled, a truth I never knew
It felt like salvation, a dark, sweet grace
Then the shadow dropped its mask across your face
[Pre-Chorus]
The hum of the trap, a frequency unheard
My pulse is a drum, for every broken word
Taste of copper, an unfamiliar dread
The voices of warning screaming in my head
[Chorus]
THIS SACCHARINE NOOSE, TIGHTENING SLOW!
CHOKING ON PROMISES, WATCHING THEM GO!
YOU FED ME POISON, A GILDED FUCKING PILL!
CALLED IT DEVOTION, GAVE ME NOTHING REAL!
AN EMPTY TOMB WHERE MY HEART USED TO BEAT!
JUST RAZORS AND SHRAPNEL, A BITTER, HOLLOW FEAT!
[Verse 2]
I saw the strings, pulling every nerve
A puppeteer's smile, a truth you'd preserve
Remember that night, under the neon glow?
You spoke of forever, a curated show
Like a cult leader's gaze, you stripped me bare
Left me praying to ghosts, caught in your snare
A modern siren, singing from the screen
The digital venom, a toxic, haunting scene
[Pre-Chorus]
The hum of the trap, a frequency unheard
My pulse a drum, for every broken word
Taste of copper, an unfamiliar dread
The voices of warning screaming in my head
[Chorus]
THIS SACCHARINE NOOSE, TIGHTENING SLOW!
CHOKING ON PROMISES, WATCHING THEM GO!
YOU FED ME POISON, A GILDED FUCKING PILL!
CALLED IT DEVOTION, GAVE ME NOTHING REAL!
AN EMPTY TOMB WHERE MY HEART USED TO BEAT!
JUST RAZORS AND SHRAPNEL, A BITTER, HOLLOW FEAT!
[Bridge]
The silence is louder than any scream
Echoes of 'us' inside a waking dream
A cracked mirror showing what I became
Just shattered reflections, whispering your name
And I beg the void, "Tell me, what did I do?"
To deserve this exquisite, painful breakthrough?
Each memory a thorn, piercing deeper still!
A ritual of suffering, against my will!
[Outro]
SACCHARINE... NOOSE...
TIGHTENING... SLOW!
JUST RAZORS AND SHRAPNEL...
A HOLLOW FEAT...
