[Verse 1] Burned out eyes on a phone screen Scrolling through storms I don't say out loud Every way out feels sharp Obscene Like I'm rehearsing how to disappear in this town [Pre-Chorus] But I don't want my mother picking out my clothes For a wooden box For a Sunday show I don't want my brother learning what I chose From a stranger's voice on the telephone [Chorus] So I write it on my wrist in a shaky line "Stay alive anyway Stay alive this time" I don't know tomorrow I just know this breath I don't want to die I just want the pain to rest If my heart is breaking Let it break and beat Stay alive anyway Stay alive with me [Verse 2] Thoughts run wild at the traffic light Red turns green But I'm stuck in place Every dark joke that I say at night Is a flare I shoot in an empty space [Pre-Chorus] But I don't want my mother packing up my room Boxing my clothes like a quiet tomb I don't want people pouring out that gloom Saying my name like it's leaving too soon [Chorus] So I write it on my wrist in a shaky line "Stay alive anyway Stay alive this time" I don't know tomorrow I just know this breath I don't want to die I just want the pain to rest If your hands are shaking Put them into mine Stay alive anyway Stay alive tonight
