[Intro] [sparse guitar drone] [Verse 1] There's a voice that speaks without me Storm building in my chest I'm a puppet with the strings cut Falling when I need to rest Words I'd never own Breaking through before the lock Watch myself betray myself Falling out, falling out [Chorus] Rips out before I catch it [gang vocals] Before I catch it Judged for the scar, not the wound [gang vocals] Not the wound Body's not mine when I need it Before I catch it Before I— [Verse 2] They see the words They don't see the war Tearing at something inside me That's been winning since before Every eye a mirror Showing me the worst I'm drowning in the shallows Of a hate I didn't birth [Chorus] Rips out before I catch it [gang vocals] Before I catch it Judged for the scar, not the wound [gang vocals] Not the wound Body's not mine when I need it Before I catch it Before I— [Bridge] [whispered] Maybe I can forgive [building] The fist inside my throat Maybe I can forgive [gang vocals] What I never could control [spoken with conviction] This wasn't mine to carry [gang vocals] Wasn't mine to carry [Breakdown] [sludgy, half-time] [Final Chorus] Rips out before I catch it [screamed] Before I catch it Judged for the scar, not the wound Not the wound Body's not mine when I need it [gang vocals] Before I catch it Before I catch it Before I— [Outro] [fading, sparse] [whispered] Forgive myself [whispered] Not mine to carry Before I... [trails off unresolved]
