(Verse 1) You said your mom used to scream through the drywall So I let you sketch it on the back of my shoulder Now I carry that silence in linework and alcohol A memory in color that never gets older You cried about hands that didn’t know mercy So I gave you a needle, said, “Do what you must” Now there's a rose with the stem still bleeding Right down my spine where I learned to trust (Pre-Chorus) I don’t flinch, I don’t ask why I just offer up skin when you wanna cry (Chorus) Carve it deep if you need to Let the ink speak what they won’t do Every bruise, every breath you couldn’t keep I’ll wear it all, just let me sleep I’m not healing, I’m collecting A gallery of your forgetting So if you ever break again Check my body—see where you’ve been (Verse 2) You said your first love left you hollow So you traced a grave across my ribs I didn’t ask what happened, didn’t need the details I just let the needle kiss where sorrow lives Your best friend drowned in the river last summer So you tattooed waves that never reach shore I told you grief needs something to burn in You said “I already tried fire, now I need more” (Bridge - broken, near-spoken) I’m not a canvas I’m a cemetery Every inch tells a story You couldn’t bury So go on—write your name again Not where I’ll see it, But where it hurts when the rain hits (Final Chorus - bigger, cracked vocal) Carve it deep if you need to Let the ink speak what they won’t do Every secret, every scream you had to sink I’ll hold it close, I’ll be your body ink Not healing, just remembering A shrine of every ending So if you ever feel alone Touch my skin—you’re not unknown
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