[Intro] Harmonica cryin’ Violin on the edge Ink on my fingers Head full of threads [Verse 1] Dot on a homework page Teacher say “wrong,” I just stare Dot on a ceiling crack Mapping my escape up there Dot on a cheap wall map World too big for this chair Every little speck on the floor Looked like a door to somewhere Dot on the clock at midnight Red eye stuck at twelve Dot on the screen, new message I leave it on the shelf Family photos, pixel grain Dots in the faces I held Thought it was random static Didn’t know it was a spell [Chorus] I was drownin’ in dots Tiny pieces, heavy on my chest Couldn’t see what they were Just the weight, not the sense Then they all lit up Like a skyline in my head Every dot drew a line And the lines brought me back from the dead [Verse 2] Dot for the bills I missed Dot for the nights I lied Dot for the pills I counted Shakin’ hands, dry eyes Dot on the hospital monitor Green pulse, thin bright light Heard it beep in a broken rhythm Like it couldn’t find the right line Cold floor, black spots in my vision Thought, “maybe this is my map” Every bad choice like a pin Stickin’ out of my past Violin scratch like a warning Harmonica bends like it’s mad Beats hit hard in my ribs Heart answered back with a clap [Chorus] I was drownin’ in dots Tiny pieces, heavy on my chest Couldn’t see what they were Just the weight, not the sense Then they all lit up Like a skyline in my head Every dot drew a line And the lines brought me back from the dead [Bridge] [low vocal register] Dots in my journal Dates I wished I could erase Dots on the doorframe How tall I grew from that place Dots on a graph They called me a lost case But connect ‘em in order You can trace how I outran the grave [Chorus] [Outro] [guitar solo with harmonica answering] Violin climbs slow From the gutter to the glow Every dot, every hit, every “no” Was a star in disguise Now the sky finally shows I was drownin’ in dots Now I draw my own road
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