[VERSE 1] I carried every promise that you dropped along the road Strapped your blame across my shoulders, made a virtue of the load You said love was staying under every wave you made So I learned to call it loyalty whenever I was afraid I pulled us through the winter while you criticized the pace Built a fire from my body just to keep warmth on your face But the rope around my waist was never tying us as one It was only there to stop me when I finally tried to run [PRE-CHORUS] I mistook the weight for meaning I mistook the hurt for home But a chain is still a chain Even when it shines like gold [CHORUS] I will not drag your deadweight Another mile, another day I am cutting loose the burden You kept feeding with my faith You can sink inside the choices You demanded that I make I am swimming for the surface I will not drag your deadweight [VERSE 2] You can tell them I abandoned every future that we planned Leave out every time you pushed me while I offered you my hand You can paint me as the villain if it helps you sleep at night I have wasted enough daylight trying to correct your lies Now the air is getting lighter with your gravity withdrawn Every step without your shadow proves my strength was there all along I do not owe you my exhaustion, I do not owe you one more ache You can keep the empty kingdom you expected me to save [BREAKDOWN - GANG SHOUTS] DROP THE WEIGHT NO MORE CARRYING YOUR NAME NO MORE DROWNING IN YOUR WAKE YOU BUILT YOUR THRONE UPON MY BACK NOW FEEL THE FOUNDATION BREAK [FINAL CHORUS] I will not drag your deadweight Another mile, another day I have cut loose every burden You kept feeding with my faith You can sink inside the choices You were always free to make I am breathing at the surface I will not drag your deadweight [OUTRO] The rope is gone And I can move
