[Verse 1] Cashmere sleeves and polished shoes Perfect posture, nothing loose Every step exactly placed Every feeling neatly laced They say grace is knowing when Not to show the hurt within So I paint the angles high Let them watch my cheekbones lie You were summer, I was steel Neither knew what this would feel One small kiss beneath the lights Then the world went black that night [Pre-Chorus] Two years gone without goodbye No clean cut, no reason why Some wounds close and some remain Like a name beneath the rain [Chorus] Red thread, black blade Tell me what am I supposed to save? I learned to move without a sound Never let my guard come down Red thread, black blade Every promise leaves a mark it made You found somebody, I found war And I don't know what I'm fighting for [Verse 2] Father smiles across the room Someone else's cheap perfume Men in suits discuss the port Deals disguised as good rapport Then the Baron says my name Like he's known me all the same Offers me a lacquered case With a sword made for my grace Gold around the sharpened steel Runes that wake beneath my heel Every strike becomes too clean Better than I've ever been [Pre-Chorus] He says power has a price But he never names it twice Every gift becomes a chain When you learn who holds the reins [Chorus] Red thread, black blade Tell me what am I supposed to save? I learned to move without a sound Never let my guard come down Red thread, black blade Every promise leaves a mark it made You found somebody, I found war And I don't know what I'm fighting for [Bridge] Sunny, I don't want you back Not the way we were Not the girl before the phone call Before everything became a blur But when I see you standing there Laughing like you finally can Part of me remembers Who I was before this began And if he asks me for your name If he asks me where you hide I don't know which oath will break first His command— Or something still alive inside [Breakdown] One breath One step Hands steady Eyes ahead Draw Strike Turn away That's what they taught me Obey Smile Never shake That's what he taught me [Final Chorus] Red thread, black blade Maybe I can choose the cut I make Maybe grace is not control Maybe perfect isn't whole Red thread, black blade I won't be another debt he claims You found love and I found scars But neither tells us who we are Red thread, black blade Let the old promises finally fade If I have to raise this sword tonight I'll decide what makes it right [Outro] Cashmere folded Katana drawn The girl you knew Is not quite gone Red hair falling Morning rain One clean cut Through the chain
