[Verse 1] They say I shouldn’t be standing, That my heart gave out long ago. But it found its own back alleys, Wrote a map the doctors don’t know. Every beat is a detour, Every breath a quiet war. I don’t move like I used to, But I’m still walking out that door. [Chorus] I live on a thread, on a whisper of grace, On vessels rerouted through sorrow and space. They call it collateral, I call it will— A stubborn, soft rhythm that won’t yet be still. I don’t owe tomorrow, but I’ll borrow tonight. Collateral keeps me alive. [Verse 2] They say “take it easy,” But this life don’t work that way. There’s bills, and pain, and people Who ghost you but still want to stay. And I’ve loved through betrayals, Kept my fire beneath the smoke. Even now with this heart breaking, I still laugh between the choke. [Chorus] I live on a thread, on a whisper of grace, On vessels rerouted through sorrow and space. They call it collateral, I call it will— A miracle hiding in every still chill. I don’t owe tomorrow, but I’ll borrow tonight. Collateral keeps me alive. [Bridge] You think I’m fragile, but I’m forged from ache. My pulse is poetry the pain couldn’t take. Don’t call me lucky, call me what’s true— I’m still here, and not thanks to you. [Final Chorus] I live on a thread, but it’s tethered to fight. To memory, to grit, to the dark and the light. They call it collateral, but I call it me— A blueprint of strength you won’t ever see. I don’t owe tomorrow, but I’ll borrow tonight. Collateral keeps me alive.
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