Verse 1 Every word you blessed me with Knotted tight around my ribs Every rule you stitched in place Pulled like threads across my face You said love, but meant control Carved your verses in my skull Pre‑Chorus I carried them like sacred chains Till I learned they were your fangs Chorus I wear a rope of prayers around my neck Made of all the lies you called respect Every “must”, every “should” Twisted out of holy wood Now I pull, now I tear Till the fibers split the air I won’t choke on what you said I’ll hang your gospel by this thread Verse 2 Every sermon in my veins Turned my doubts into your gains Every “sin” you underlined Was just fear you’d left behind You said kneel, but meant obey Disguised your hunger as my way Pre‑Chorus I carried them like sacred chains Till I saw the rusted stains Chorus I wear a rope of prayers around my neck Made of all the lies you called respect Every “must”, every “should” Twisted out of holy wood Now I pull, now I tear Till the fibers split the air I won’t choke on what you said I’ll hang your gospel by this thread Bridge Count the knots, count the scars Every one a stolen star You can keep your promised shore I will cut and weave no more Breakdown Bend, break, snap, shake Let the rope unmake Final Chorus I wore your rope of prayers around my neck Till I turned its weight against your sect Every “must”, every “should” Burns like coal instead of wood Now I pull, now I tear You can suffocate in air I won’t wear your sacred dread I’ll leave your rope and walk instead
