Verse 1 I’m the man they call when the dashboard starts to smoke, When a tire blows past the county line, when somebody’s lost hope. I’ve hauled friends home at 2 a.m. with their headlights burning blue, Held the phone beside a hospital bed till morning made it through. But nobody asks what happens when the rescuer goes numb, When the keys shake in his hand and the words won’t come. I got good at grinning through the doorway, saying, “Nothing’s wrong with me,” While a locked room in my chest kept pounding to be free. Pre-Chorus I’ve always been the one Running toward the smoke, Boots crunching through the windshield, Flashlight trembling in the cold. Tonight I’m on the other side, Pinned beneath the weight, And every breath catches halfway, Like a door that won’t unlatch. Chorus Rescue me, rescue me, I’m running out of road, out of reasons, out of sleep. Rescue me, rescue me, I’ve been everybody’s shelter, now the rain is through the beams. I don’t need you to fix me, Don’t bring a polished promise I can’t keep. Just find me in the dark, Press your palm against my heart, Feel how hard it’s trying—rescue me. Verse 2 There’s a blue light in the kitchen, a cold cup by the mail, The furnace kicks, the pipes complain, the whole house exhales. I’m wide awake beneath the covers, listening for a sound, While the refrigerator hums and every floorboard settles down. The hallway holds old photographs—my father’s truck, my mother’s smile, A younger man with open hands who hasn’t seen this mile. I splash water on the mirror, watch the tired face appear, Then wipe a circle through the steam and lose him when I get near. I’ve prayed into a ceiling fan, Watched its shadow cross the wall. I swallowed every warning sign Till my tongue went dry and small. Maybe strength ain’t staying upright With your shoulder against the wall. Maybe it’s turning the deadbolt, Hearing it click, and making the call. Chorus Rescue me, rescue me, I’m running out of road, out of reasons, out of sleep. Rescue me, rescue me, I’ve been everybody’s shelter, now the rain is through the beams. I don’t need you to fix me, Don’t bring a polished promise I can’t keep. Just find me in the dark, Press your palm against my heart, Feel how hard it’s trying—rescue me. Bridge I don’t need a hero With a spotlight and a plan. I need somebody who can sit On this oil-stained concrete where I am. Don’t turn away when the strong man Drops his keys and hits his knees. Don’t call it weakness when the dam breaks— Let the water reach my feet. Sit with me beside the engine, Ticking heat beneath the hood. Let the metal cool between us. Let the silence say what I never could. I’ve spent my whole damn life Being who everybody needs. For once in my life, Could somebody come for me? Final Chorus Rescue me, rescue me, I’m finally saying what I buried under years of noise. Rescue me, rescue me, I’m tired of being the strong one with a splintered, shaking voice. Don’t tell me it gets better, Don’t wrap this wound in borrowed words. Just stay until the morning, Till the first bird breaks the dark. Rescue me, rescue me, Not the man I was, not the one they send ahead. Rescue me, rescue me, Find the pulse beneath the armor, find the words stuck in my throat instead. If you can hear me, come closer. If you can see me, don’t leave. If there’s still a coal inside me, Cup your hands around it—rescue me. Outro I’ve pulled so many people From the ditch, the dark, the deep. Never thought I’d be the one With my hands too weak to keep. So if you’re standing in the doorway, Don’t ask me to be brave. Come close enough to touch me. Stay until the shaking fades. Rescue me, rescue me, When my knees won’t take another step. Rescue me, rescue me, Keep your fingers hooked in mine yet. Rescue me— Stay until the room turns gray. Rescue me.
