[Verse 1] I stitched my hope to a deadline Burned my prayers on a blue screen shrine Knees on glass ‘cause I liked the shine Bled out quiet said that I was fine Every “almost” carved into my phone All my ghosts sleep inside the tone Smear my makeup like a loading bar Watching every crash turn into a scar [Pre-Chorus] Every scar’s a secret contract Signed it in a blackout trance Every time I clawed my way up Floor became an avalanche [Chorus] I tried so hard I ripped my heart out clean Left it there beating On a rusted guillotine I climbed so high The sky fell underneath Now every breath I’m breathing out Is ashes in my teeth Bitter pill to swallow (hey) My chest empty and hollow [Verse 2] You said “grow” so I grew some teeth Bit my tongue till it fell asleep Smiled in chains for the family feed Captioned it “living out the dream” Dark room glowing from a cracked phone face Scroll past lives that I’ll never taste I post my progress like a hostage tape Smile in the frame while the hope escapes [Pre-Chorus] Every win was wired fragile House of sand Phantoms heat Every time I thought “I made it” Ground opened under my feet [Chorus] I tried so hard I ripped my heart out clean Left it there beating On a rusted guillotine I climbed so high The sky fell underneath Now every breath I’m breathing out Is ashes in my teeth Bitter pill to swallow (hey) My chest empty and hollow [Bridge] [Melancholic violin rising under low whispers] If effort was a heaven I’d be crowned, I’d be crowned But I’m chained to a lesson Buried underground All the gold I was grabbing Turned to trash in my grip All the praise I was chasing Now it slips, now it slips [Breakdown] Half of me begging to quit this Half of me craving the fall If failing is all that I’m good at Why does it still hurt at all? (still hurt) [Chorus] I tried so hard I ripped my heart out clean Left it there beating On a rusted guillotine I climbed so high The sky fell underneath Now every breath I’m breathing out Is ashes in my teeth Bitter pill to swallow (hey) My chest empty and hollow (Yeah, I tried, I tried, I tried) [Bridge] [beat drops to piano and whispers] Maybe I’m addicted to the almost Chasing every echo like a ghost If I never make it to the top step At least the bottom knows me best (knows me best) (Now can I finally rest?)
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