Written in Carbon

Verse 1 I’m graphite under pressure, dark shine in my veins, soft enough to leave a mark, strong enough to take the flames. They thought I was just shadow, something gray, something small, but I’ve been writing my own story on the ruins of it all. Pre-Chorus Rub me wrong, I’ll still remain, smudge my name, I’ll draw again. I’m not gold, I’m not glass, I’m the line that’s built to last. Chorus I’m graphite, baby, I don’t break easy, I bend through the pressure, but it never defeats me. I leave my truth wherever I go, black dust, bright soul, watch me glow. I’m graphite, graphite, made from the dark but I still write light. Verse 2 I’ve been sharpened by the silence, worn down by the years, but every little fracture turned into a spear. You can erase what I said, but not what I became, I’ll come back on the paper with a harder, deeper name. Bridge Carbon heart, ancient fire, buried deep but rising higher. Press me down, I crystallize, same element, different shine. Chorus I’m graphite, baby, I don’t break easy, I bend through the pressure, but it never defeats me. I leave my truth wherever I go, black dust, bright soul, watch me glow. I’m graphite, graphite, made from the dark but I still write light. Outro So let the world try to erase me, I’ll stain the page somehow. I’m graphite in the silence— and I’m drawing myself out.