I feel you watching through the black A shadow crawling down my back Your teeth sink deeper than the dark A silver wound, a crimson mark You break the skin, you claim the vein Whisper my name like a prayer in the rain And I let you in — I let you stay Because the pain takes the fear away PIERCE — tear the silence wide Cut the veil I used to hide Your truth is sharper than the blade I knew And it cuts right through, cuts right through PIERCE — strip me to the bone Shatter walls I built alone I see myself in the wreckage you leave And I still can’t breathe, still can’t breathe A star explodes behind my eyes Light breaks open all my lies Fate’s cold hand ignites the spark Splitting shadow, searing dark I thought your hands had carved the scar But the bloodied knife was always ours I held the blade against my chest And blamed the world for every breath PIERCE — through the sinner’s prayer PIERCE — through the smoke and air PIERCE — through the cage I made PIERCE — till there’s nothing left to save This wound was mine…it always was And I still bleed — because I must.
