Verse 1] I woke up weightless in a stolen light, Hands tied tight in the back of the night. They said, “Don’t scream, no one hears you here,” But the silence burned louder than the fear. [Pre-Chorus] (I’m not ready, I’m not ready) The ceiling ripped open, it swallowed me whole, (I’m not steady, I’m not steady) I lost my body but I kept my soul. [Chorus] Take me up, tear me down, I never had a choice, Carved into the static, still they echo my voice. If you try to erase me, I’ll be louder than the sound, Dragged into the sky, cut from the ground. [Verse 2] Blinding needles in a glassy stare, I swore I saw your face but it wasn’t there. Every question sharper than the chains they keep, Every answer branded when I tried to speak. [Pre-Chorus] (I’m not ready, I’m not ready) Gravity failed me, I couldn’t resist, (I’m unsteady, I’m unsteady) Pulled from the earth with a traitor’s kiss. [Chorus] Take me up, tear me down, I never had a choice, Carved into the static, still they echo my voice. If you try to erase me, I’ll be louder than the sound, Dragged into the sky, cut from the ground. [Bridge] Screamed your name in the black of the void, But the stars just laughed at the shape they destroyed. Call it mercy, call it crime, But I’ll crawl back home if it takes all time. [Final Chorus – layered vocals] Take me up, tear me down, I never had a choice, Carved into the static, still they echo my voice. If you try to erase me, I’ll be louder than the sound, Dragged into the sky, cut from the ground. [Outro] Dragged into the sky— (Cut from the ground). Dragged into the sky— (Cut from the ground).
