[Verse 1] I found my name in an old locked drawer Beside the keys to a house I left before Every promise had a borrowed face Every mirror held the same mistake [Pre-Chorus] I carried that weight till my hands went numb Called it a life, but it never was one [Chorus] Tonight I bury my old me Six feet under what I used to be No sermon, no stone, no second chance Just a match to the ruins and a final glance Let the past burn down where it stood I am not who I was, and I never should [Verse 2] I kept old letters in a rusted tin Proof of the wars I refused to win They spoke in a voice I could barely hear But I knew every word, every wasted year [Pre-Chorus] I opened the box, let the cold air in Some doors close best when you stop asking when [Chorus] Tonight I bury my old me Six feet under what I used to be No sermon, no stone, no second chance Just a match to the ruins and a final glance Let the past burn down where it stood I am not who I was, and I never should [Bridge] I will not drag those chains through tomorrow I will not make a home out of borrowed sorrow What is gone can stay gone tonight I choose the road, I choose the light [Final Chorus] Tonight I bury my old me Underneath the roots of a living tree No ashes to keep, no debt to repay I give back the years and walk away Let the past burn down where it stood I am not who I was, and I never should I am not who I was And now I finally could [Outro] The fire goes quiet The ground holds still I rise from the ending Because I will
