[Verse] The sun rose red but it felt like a bruise Each step I took was a gamble to lose The weight of the air too thick to swallow Every road ahead just led to hollow [Chorus] What it cost What it cost The pieces I lost Every breath bought with a scream Trading life for a dream [Verse 2] I sold my hope for a slice of night I buried my heart to keep up the fight The mirror cracked from the weight of my stare The person I was is no longer there [Prechorus] And the ledger burns It always burns Each scar a line Each tear a turn [Chorus] What it cost What it cost The bridges I crossed Every heartbeat a debt unpaid Every light slowly fades [Bridge] I tore off my wings to crawl through the fire I burned down my past just to climb higher The ashes cling They whisper my name Survival is brutal But it’s not the same


