Smoke from his offering rises clean Mine stayed low, it wouldn't rise I watched the sky choose what it had seen And something old woke up in my eyes He told the whole camp what the sky had shown Laughed at the smoke that wouldn't clear Said a man like me was always known To lose what he never had to fear This is the mark, not a curse on my skin A promise that no one gets to end what's within Carried as a shield, but they read it as shame Every hand that shakes just to whisper my name This is the mark This is the mark I found him laughing by the water still Told him to swallow every word he'd said He smiled and said I never had the will To be the son who mattered, not the one who bled This is the mark, not a curse on my skin A promise that no one gets to end what's within Carried as a shield, but they read it as shame Every hand that shakes just to whisper my name This is the mark This is the mark I only meant to push him one step back He stumbled and his skull met the stones One shove, one sound I can't erase, a crack Not murder, just a boy who broke his bones They never asked what happened, only who was gone His name was already carved in every song They gave me a sign to make sure I'd survive But only I know the truth, that's why I'm still alive This is the mark, not a curse on my skin A promise that no one gets to end what's within Carried as a shield, but they read it as shame Every hand that shakes just to whisper my name This is the mark This is the mark, and only I know why This is the mark Still here This is the mark
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