[Verse 1] My body is a canvas I’ve heard that line before It’s not that it is madness It’s just it feels like it needs more I don't want the faded story A year or two from now It should hold more than my voice Say something real somehow [Chorus] If I let this ink stay Let it live on my skin It has to be a promise Not just a moment I’m in If I carry this picture Through every age Every phase I want to look back later And still love this mark I made [Verse 2] What if it’s a tiny symbol Only I can understand A date A name A river That changed how I could stand What if it’s a quiet prayer That only I can read A map of all the broken Not something made from greed [Chorus] If I let this ink stay Let it live on my skin It has to be a promise Not just a moment I’m in If I carry this picture Through every age Every phase I want to look back later And still love this mark I made [Bridge] So I’ll wait for the line that lingers For the shape that feels like truth (oh yeah) Something I can grow into Not just a snapshot of my youth [Chorus] If I let this ink stay Let it live on my skin It has to be a promise Not just a moment I’m in If I carry this picture Through every age Every phase I want it to hold my story Be an ink that stays That stays
