Been months since you sent me a sign Used to laugh so hard you lost your breath Now your face stay locked like boarded glass And your words got short like dying thread I can read the storm behind your grin See your hands shake when the room gets loud You keep acting like it’s all alright But your eyes keep hanging to the ground You walk proud with your chest held high Like a beast that got no fear at all But I seen you freeze from little things Seen you stare too long at bathroom walls Got that silver thing tucked near your waist Like it talks when your head runs wild You keep pushing with your belly, saying ya' handling it Then laugh too hard just like a child So why you hiding all that weight? Why you dragging it alone? You ain’t built from iron skin You ain’t gotta break at home Little jackal, tell me why you bare your teeth Acting tall while your knees get weak Real brave hearts know when to reach When the air gets hard to breathe Little jackal, give that load to me Half your bags, I’ll help you keep your feet Drop that sharp claw by the sink You don’t gotta bleed to feel relief I remember summer by the tracks Cheap red soda spilling on your shirt You kept joking through the ugly stuff Made pain look dumb instead of cursed Now you drift like smoke past midnight trains Talking less with that blank-eyed stare Man, I miss that fool I used to know Hope he’s somewhere hidden in there You got too much pride in your rib cage Too much hurt that you don’t name Too much rage in a young brain Too much guilt in a cold frame Phone stays face-down all damn day Missed calls pile in the hallway You say you're cool, but your voice shakes Hands gone pale with that lost gaze I know that look, don’t dodge me now Don’t fake strong just to drown somehow You ain’t weak ‘cause you need some help That’s real grit, not harming yourself So pass me pain if the load too steep I’ll stay up when you can’t find sleep No big speech, no saint routine Just don’t leave through a cut too deep Big bad jackal with the sharpened pose Still scared somebody might look too close You don’t gotta bleed just to prove you cope You don’t gotta sink just to stay afloat If the world got heavy then split that stone Give me the side you can’t hold alone I’d rather hear all the ugly truth Than lose my friend to his own damn room So why you hiding all that weight? Why you dragging it alone? You ain’t built from iron skin You ain’t gotta break at home Little jackal, tell me why you bare your teeth Acting tall while your knees get weak Real brave hearts know when to reach When the air gets hard to breathe Little jackal, give that load to me Half your bags, I’ll help you keep your feet Drop that sharp claw by the sink You don’t gotta bleed to feel relief One bad night don’t end your road One cruel thought ain’t who you are Stay right here, don’t drift too far I still know your beating heart Little jackal, quit guarding all that grief I can tell that mask don’t fit your needs Your fangs ain’t made for biting you Your hands ain’t made for bruising skin Little jackal, sit beside me for a bit No more acting like you built from bricks Leave that sharp claw out my sight And let somebody hold you through the night Little jackal, hear my voice Living still can be a choice So if that sharp claw calls again Reach for me instead Little jackal, don’t fade out Don’t let fear become your house You were never built to carry All that weight without somebody Little jackal, stay awhile I still remember that old smile And I know somewhere underneath You still got life between your teeth
