[Verse 1] Woke up with gravel in my throat Coffee cold But my head’s still hot Same old war in a wrinkled coat Same four walls that I never forgot [Chorus] ‘Cause I’ve been bleeding on these cheap bar stages Screaming prayers into the smoke Every song another match Another page Till the ink runs Till the chain breaks Till it chokes If it kills me Let it be this note I want the world to hear the gravel in my throat [Verse 2] Phone full of ghosts that never called back Hometown kids say I “almost” made it I burned my bridge Then I built my track Now the sound of my name’s outdated [Chorus] But I keep bleeding on these cheap bar stages Screaming prayers into the smoke Every song another match Another page Till the ink runs Till the chain breaks Till it chokes If it kills me Let it be this note I want the world to hear the gravel in my throat [Bridge] Yeah I clawed my way through the static Through every “no” said so automatic If this is all I ever own I’ll carve my truth in stone (oh) [Chorus] I’ll die bleeding on these big bright stages Not a whisper But a roar I wrote Every song another match Another page Till the fear burns Till the doubt snaps at my coat If it kills me Let it be this note I want the world to hear the gravel in my throat
