Pry the bone wide Split the animal Show me where the hunger hides Under the varnish and ritual You flinch at the hinge At the sound of the metal But you asked for the truth Not something gentle Your pulse in my palm Like a trapped little signal You say you want out But you love the lever Open it Open it slow Let the red river finally show Open it Don’t let go We are more than the skin we know I take your hand and guide it to the lever I’m pulling slow Feel the gears begin to sever What you were told Teeth on the wheel Nerve to the wire Every restraint Is feeding the fire You shake but you stay There is no retreat here The cage was a prayer Now it disappears Open it Open it slow Let the old echo lose control Open it Let it go We are not what we were below This is not cruelty This is exposure The beast was a story You learned for composure If it breaks you It breaks you awake If it cuts you It cuts what was fake Open it Split the bone Claim the marrow as your own Open it Stand alone There was never just one throne Pull it slow Pull it slow
