[Intro] I kept the old wood under my hands Like a map of a place I couldn’t stand Four strings, one wound, one road back home I learned to breathe where I used to choke [Verse 1] You left your coat on the kitchen chair Dust in the seams, but you weren’t there I read the note till the paper thinned Every clean goodbye had a blade tucked in I carried your name through the county line Past the shuttered mill and the warning sign Now the same four chords pull me through And every broken room points back to you [Pre-Chorus] If I fall, let the floor remember If I burn, let the smoke turn blue I was built from the worst December But I’m not going back to you [Chorus] I’m not your fracture—fracture—fracture I’m not the ash you leave behind You can lock the door, kill the power I’ll come back louder every time I’m wide awake—awake—awake With both feet planted in the flame Say my name like a warning I’ll turn the damage into strength again [Verse 2 - Rap] Look— I got a pocket full of splinters and a head full of receipts For the nights you called it love while you sharpened up the teeth Now I’m counting every lesson, every lie, every mile Put the grief in a chokehold, make it kneel for a while No savior, no favor, no handout at the gate I made a ladder from the wreckage you abandoned in my name You wanted quiet, wanted small, wanted me to disappear Now the room shakes when I enter and the truth is crystal clear I don’t flinch, I don’t fold, I don’t beg, I don’t break Turn the pressure into power, put the fear in the bass Every scar got a signature, every loss left a mark I was buried by your version—now I’m striking the spark [Pre-Chorus] If I fall, let the floor remember If I burn, let the smoke turn blue You can keep your cold December I’m done becoming less for you [Chorus] I’m not your fracture—fracture—fracture I’m not the ash you leave behind You can lock the door, kill the power I’ll come back louder every time I’m wide awake—awake—awake With both feet planted in the flame Say my name like a warning I’ll turn the damage into strength again [Breakdown] Cut the cord Drop the weight No more room for your mistake Fracture—fracture—fracture Bend the frame Break the chain I came back without your name Again—again—again [Final Chorus] I’m not your fracture—fracture—fracture I’m not the ash you leave behind You can lock the door, kill the power I’ll come back louder every time I’m wide awake—awake—awake With both feet planted in the flame Say my name like a warning I’ll turn the damage into strength again [Outro] Four strings, one wound, one road back home This time I walk it on my own
