[Verse 1]
The chocolate kiss that sealed her fate
Is fading like morning's dew we break
She's scraping her boots on frozen dirt
Her heels are plastic, "run the brass"
The drip of the tap upstairs won't stop
The twist of the key inside the lock
The cellophane taped around her mouth
And this is the desperate edge of now

[Chorus]
The sound of the subway is all we chase
The silence that pounds to the sound of shame
For what Violet says, ah-oh, ah-oh
For what Violet says

[Verse 2]
And there was a man who said he'd stay
But by the morning he was gone
She's connecting the coils to the tape
She's selecting the perfect hidden place

[Chorus]
The sound of the subway is all we chase
The silence that pounds to the sound of shame
For what Violet says, ah-oh, ah-oh
For what Violet says
The morning is calling her to be heard
She's scraping her knees on the frozen dirt
Oh, what Violet says, ah-oh, ah-oh
Oh, what Violet says, ah-oh, ah-oh
[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
The morning is calling her to be heard
The silence that pounds to the sound of shame
For what violet says, ah-oh, ah-oh
For what violet says
The sound of the subway is all we chase
She's pressing her palms on the open door
For what Violet says, ah-oh, ah-oh
For what Violet says