[Chorus] Burnt out soul, still walkin' through the smoke Too much hurt in my chest, every breath feel broke I don't cry no more, I just carry what it took If you ask me how I'm doin', say I'm good, then look [Verse 1] I learned pain from a room where nobody stayed Mama heard the door slam, I heard promises fade Kept my shoes by the bed in case peace came late Kept a knife in my thoughts, kept a lock on my face Every hand that I trusted left a mark in the grain Every sorry sounded dressed in a different name I was young with a grown man's weight in my frame Now I flinch when the kindness comes too close to my name Friends turned witness, watched me sink, never reached I made a home out of silence, put the hurt underneath Had a heart full of letters I was scared to release So I burned every page, let the ashes speak [Pre-Chorus] I got wounds with no address I got nights I can't confess If there's love left in this chest It's buried underneath the mess [Chorus] Burnt out soul, still walkin' through the smoke Too much hurt in my chest, every breath feel broke I don't cry no more, I just carry what it took If you ask me how I'm doin', say I'm good, then look [Verse 2] I don't sleep, I negotiate with every regret Count the faces I forgot, count the debts I ain't met Told myself I'd be different, then I turned into them Built a wall so tall I can't remember the steps You can hear it in my laugh, there's a crack in the sound I keep love at the door, never let it come round When somebody says forever, I just study the ground 'Cause forever left before and it ain't coming back now Still I rise with the weight like a chain on my spine Put the pieces in a drawer, tell the world I'm fine If revenge is a river, I been drinking it dry But the deepest cut I carry is the one I deny [Bridge] Don't touch me with your comfort Don't promise you won't leave I have buried too many versions Of the person I believed [Chorus] Burnt out soul, still walkin' through the smoke Too much hurt in my chest, every breath feel broke I don't cry no more, I just carry what it took If you ask me how I'm doin', say I'm good, then look [Outro] Burnt out soul, no flame, no home Still breathing, but I feel alone Burnt out soul, let the silence roll I survived the hurt, but it took my soul
