I woke beneath a ceiling of noise With a pulse I could barely recognize The morning came without a choice And left another bruise behind my eyes The streets were washed in silver Every window held a stranger I could feel the weight returning Like a debt without a name I have carried every second Like a stone beneath my tongue All the words I never answered All the battles never won But something underneath me Has started moving on its own A quiet kind of violence That refuses to stay unknown I won’t disappear When the air gets heavy I won’t bend Just to make it easy I’ve got nothing left To hide behind So let it come I’m ready this time Turn the volume higher Let the floor give way I’ve been holding back For far too many days No more waiting For a sign to appear I’ll make my own direction From everything I fear There were nights I counted shadows Just to keep myself awake Watching every little certainty Slowly bend and break I thought strength meant never shaking Never showing where it hurts Now I know the deepest pressure Can reveal what something’s worth Feel the tension Under every breath Feel the distance Between fear and death One more second One more step I can hear it Closer than before I don’t need a reason To stand my ground I don’t need permission To make this sound All of the weight That I couldn’t release Is turning to motion Is turning to speed Let it hit Let it rattle Let the old days Lose their battle I have been here I know this place But I’m not leaving With the same face If this is where the road gets darker Then I’ll learn to see without the light If everything I built starts shifting I’ll rebuild it with a different mind No perfect ending No promise waiting Just one more heartbeat And the choice to keep creating I take a breath I raise my head Whatever comes I meet it straight No looking back No borrowed faith Only the ground Beneath my weight
