[Verse 1] Drawing maps across my kitchen table Lines of ink that say I'm strong and able You sit across and tell me I am blind Leaving everything we built behind Every door I open shuts a room Every flower that I touch might bloom Or burst into a thousand quiet flames I keep forgetting all our family names [Pre-Chorus] You hold my arm and ask me to stay sane I see my joy wrapped up inside your pain [Chorus] What sets me free is gonna burn me down I tear the house down just to wear the crown You need the quiet, I just need the spark I'm building light by running in the dark If keeping you means losing who I am I'm breaking through the edges of the dam What makes me whole will tear us both apart A poison medicine to feed my heart [Verse 2] Static hum inside the hallway wire Walking slow toward a house on fire You hold the keys and promise me a home I hold the ticket out to stand alone The low mids pulse, the sudden dropout falls I hear my own voice echo through these walls You ask for peace, I ask for open space I see the future written on your face [Pre-Chorus] You hold my arm and ask me to stay sane I see my joy wrapped up inside your pain [Chorus] What sets me free is gonna burn me down I tear the house down just to wear the crown You need the quiet, I just need the spark I'm building light by running in the dark If keeping you means losing who I am I'm breaking through the edges of the dam What makes me whole will tear us both apart A poison medicine to feed my heart [Bridge] Chopped dry breaks and 8-bit arpeggios Where the story goes nobody really knows Tapping strings against a shifting time Your steady peace against my crooked rhyme I love you more than any breath I take But this is the one choice I have to make [Chorus] What sets me free is gonna burn me down I tear the house down just to wear the crown You need the quiet, I just need the spark I'm building light by running in the dark If keeping you means losing who I am I'm breaking through the edges of the dam What makes me whole will tear us both apart A poison medicine to feed my heart [Outro] Tape loops fading in the analog haze Two different paths through the exact same maze I'm standing here, I'm reaching for the flame I hear you whisper out my given name
