Anyway

[Verse 1] There’s thunder underneath my ribs I’m biting down on every word I could make a weapon of it I could beg to just be heard Every wound demands a witness Every witness takes a side Still my heart leaves every door unlocked For the ones who weren’t kind [Pre-Chorus] I’m tired of being tender Like it means I never break There’s a difference between forgiveness And how much I can take [Chorus] There’s a riot in my chest And mercy in my hands I want to burn the whole thing down Then help it stand again I could disappear completely I could color every wall Either way, somebody’s angry So I might as well be all— All of me I keep trying anyway [Verse 2] I want to scream as hard as I love Quit as quickly as I fight I want one clean, physical answer To get me through the night If I fold into the shadows They ask why I’ve gone small If I spill myself in color I’m too much for them all [Pre-Chorus] I’m tired of making comfort From the pieces that they take My softness isn’t surrender And my silence isn’t grace [Chorus] There’s a riot in my chest And mercy in my hands I want to burn the whole thing down Then help it stand again I could disappear completely I could color every wall Either way, somebody’s angry So I might as well be all— All of me I keep trying anyway [Bridge] Give me somewhere safe to shatter Let the floor absorb the sound Let me run until the fury Has no breath to chase me down I don’t need to be less angry I don’t need to lose my heart I can rage without becoming Everything that left these scars [Breakdown] Soft heart Riot chest I can forgive And still protest Soft heart Riot chest I haven’t quit I’m just a mess [Final Chorus] There’s a riot in my chest But mercy’s in my hands I won’t burn myself to ashes Just to make them understand I won’t disappear completely I’ll throw color at the walls Somebody will always hate it So I might as well be all— All of me Still angry Still forgiving Still becoming I keep trying anyway [Outro] Soft heart Riot chest Still here Anyway