Sidewalk breathing after new heat breaks Something buried underneath awakes Windows fog with the ghosts we made Every word still hanging in the rain The scent of lightning follows me Thunder fades into the trees I taste the dirt, I taste the night Something dead just came alive I was holding my breath through a dry season Waiting on a sign to fall Every crack in the pavement listening For the sound of it all Pet·ri·chor—when the sky lets go When the hurt gets washed but it still shows That first inhale, yeah I feel it hit Like memory mixed with innocence Pet·ri·chor—don’t say a word I know this smell, I’ve been here before Every storm leaves something pure I breathe you in—Pet·ri·chor Fading light across wet asphalt Promises sink but they don’t dissolve Your shadow shakes in the puddled light Like we almost made it out alive— Hands still shaking, soil on skin Old regrets turning back to myth It’s not clean, but it’s honest now Everything breaks, then feeds the ground— I was cracked earth, I was friction Waiting on the cold release You came down without permission And taught my lungs how to breathe Pet·ri·chor—when the sky lets go When the hurt gets washed but it still shows That first inhale, yeah I feel it hit Like memory mixed with innocence Pet·ri·chor—don’t say a word I know this smell, I’ve been here before Every storm leaves something pure I breathe you in—Pet·ri·chor Let it fall, let it soak through me Rust and blood turn back to green I don’t need to outrun the storm I just need to stand where it’s warm If this is how the past returns As ozone, dirt, and lessons learned Then let it rain till I’m reborn In the after-smell of the storm Pet·ri·chor—hear the world reset Every breath a cold regret And a second chance I can’t ignore I breathe you in—Pet·ri·chor Pet·ri·chorr—stay a little more Let the silence settle the war If healing has a sound and form It smells like rain—Pet·ri·chor When the clouds move on I’ll still remember How it felt To breathe again
