[Intro – soft guitar, distant thunder, low heartbeat kick] Funny thing about power… Everyone wants it near them… Until they realise It burns. Then they leave. They always fucking leave. [Verse 1 – calm, intimate] You say you love the fire in me Till it lights up what you didn’t want to see You love the strength, the sharp control Till I stop making your comfort whole People love storms from far away Pretty from windows, safe to praise Different thing when it hits your skin When the glass breaks and the flood gets in You wanted honesty, truth, no lies Didn’t like it when it had eyes Didn’t like it when it looked back And asked if your love could survive that [Pre-Chorus – quiet rise] Most people want saving… Not truth. There’s a difference. [Chorus – heavy, emotional] NO ONE STAYS WHEN IT GETS REAL THEY LOVE THE POWER BUT NOT HOW IT FEELS NO ONE STAYS WHEN THE MASKS DROP THEY SAY FOREVER TILL FOREVER GETS TOO FUCKING HOT NO ONE STAYS AND THAT’S ALRIGHT I LEARNED TO LOVE THE SOUND OF MY OWN FIGHT [Verse 2 – colder, reflective] Some names still sit like smoke in rooms Some goodbyes echo longer than wounds Some hands let go so quietly You only notice in the silence after I don’t blame them, not anymore Not everyone’s built for this kind of war Some people need softer skies Some people survive by pretty lies Me? I was never made for peace I was built where endings breed And if that means I stand alone At least the fucking ground is honest [Bridge – stripped, whisper] I stopped asking people to stay… That was the first real freedom. [Breakdown – slow, crushing] LEAVE. IF. YOU. NEED. (deep demon roar) I’LL STILL BE HERE WHEN THE WORLD STOPS BREATHING [Final Chorus – bigger, powerful] NO ONE STAYS BUT I REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD MY OWN FUCKING NAME NO ONE STAYS AND I DON’T BEG LOVE THAT NEEDS PERMISSION IS ALREADY FUCKING DEAD NO ONE STAYS SO LET THEM RUN I WAS NEVER BUILT TO BE ANYONE’S SAFE ONE [Outro – low, fading] They always leave… I never do.
