Verse 1 Stone is slick. I can’t get up. My hands won’t close. I taste blood. She said one word, she said it’s easy, My head won’t work. My chest is heavy. The crowd is shouting—I can’t tell why. I blink and lose another second of light. Think. Think. Think. Pre-Chorus Not strength. Not rage. Not claws or crowns or— Chorus What’s left when power falls apart? What makes a fool of clever hearts? I’ve fought with hunger, teeth, and need— Why doesn’t this open? Why won’t it speak? Say it. Just say it. Say it— ⸻ Verse 2 I see the cottage. Smoke and flame. I see the way I learned to aim. I see Spring light on green and gold, The things I felt but never told. I thought it was weakness. I thought it was wrong. I thought it would make me lose, not last this long. Pre-Chorus Not fear. Not pain. Not the things that keep us sane— Chorus What breaks the curse but damns the soul? What makes you kneel when you were whole? I wouldn’t name it. I wouldn’t choose. I wouldn’t let myself lose. Say it. Say it now— ⸻ Bridge (Heartbeat stuttering) She’s smiling. She knows. I didn’t want it to be this. Oh. ⸻ Final Chorus (Cracking, breathless) It’s love. It’s love. It’s always been. The thing that saves—and ruins—men. The thing I felt and pushed aside. The thing I named too late to survive. It’s love— I know it— Outro —but I can’t speak.
