Verse 1 I’m stitched together from apology and smoke, Halo cracked, still hanging by a thread. They taught me how to kneel, how to choke on hope, How to look like I’m alive while I’m half-dead. I don’t come clean, I come crawling, Hands full of sins I swear I can hold. Every mirror keeps calling me something I don’t believe, but I’m told. Pre-Chorus I’ve been the poison and the prayer, The open wound and the dare. If you’re looking for perfect, keep walking, If you’re looking for real, I’m right here. Chorus I’m not the man you dreamed in white, I’m the man you need at night. When the walls start closing in, When the saints all lose their skin. I won’t save you, I won’t pretend, But I’ll stand when the others bend. I’m the truth with broken teeth, I’m the man you need. Verse 2 I learned love like a loaded gun, Safety off, finger shaking. Every promise tastes like rust, Every future’s already breaking. They said a man should be marble, Cold and carved, never bleed. But I crack when you look at me, Like you see what’s underneath. Pre-Chorus I don’t shine, I burn slow, Ashes spell what I don’t show. If you want a crown, I’ve got thorns, If you want a war, I was born. Chorus I’m not the man you prayed would come, I’m the drumbeat of the hum. When the quiet turns to screams, When you tear at your seams. I won’t promise heaven’s gate, I’ll just sit with you in the rain. I’m the scar you didn’t choose, I’m the man you need. Bridge Let the choir choke on my name, Let the daylight call me wrong. I don’t need to be forgiven, I just need to be gone… with you. If love’s a sickness, I’m the fever, If faith is dead, I’m the proof. I won’t fix you, won’t consume you, I’ll just tell you the truth. Breakdown Hands shaking, jaw set, I’m every bad choice you don’t regret yet. I don’t wear wings, I wear weight, I don’t open doors, I break gates. Final Chorus I’m not the man they raised to be, I’m the man you see in me. When the lights all burn out low, And you don’t know where to go. I won’t lie, I won’t leave, I won’t sell you make-believe. I’m the bruise that helps you breathe, I’m the man you need. Outro Say my name like a warning sign, Say it slow, like a crime. I’m not holy, I’m not clean, I’m just here… I’m the man you need.
