They taught me counting with missing teeth... One... two... three... How many times can a child hold their breath? I learned your language through split-tongue scripture Every commandment carved in the scar tissue You fed me doctrine like cyanide communion Said "swallow grace" while you bled my confusion I built cathedrals inside my ribcage Each breath a hymn to contain the rage You crowned yourself in my stolen voice I slit the throat of having a choice Tick… tock… count the cost Hold the breath before it's lost Sleep now, little broken ones Close your eyes, the work is done Rock the lies till truth decays Night will teach you how to stay Sleep now, teeth clenched tight Dreams don't scream in candlelight No one comes, no one saves Hush now, this is how we're made I bit my tongue till it learned to bite back Every promise snapped like a vertebra crack You sold me peace with a numbered bag Called it mercy while you filled out my toe tag Now I breathe like a riot in prayer form Every word a threat, every thought a storm If this is love, let it choke on its name I'd rather burn honest than kneel in shame One… two… don't look down Three… four… no way out Sleep now, little broken ones Close your eyes, the work is done Rock the lies till truth decays Night will teach you how to stay Sleep now, fists in lace Smile stitched across the face No more hope, no more grace Hush now, know your place I am not healed I am awake I am the sound You couldn't break Sleep now, little broken ones Morning never comes for us Rock the world till it caves in Sing the end from where we've been Sleep now, count the graves Every note a blade we gave No release, no escape Hush now, this is faith
