[Intro] Iβm not breaking. Iβm justβ¦fucking tired. No war tonight. Not inside my ribs. Not in my head. [Verse 1] I welded steel into my spine Called it growth, called it time Turned my grief into a schedule Turned my heart into a crime I learned to smile like a weapon Learned to nod through the ache Learned to swallow every scream So nobody sees me shake They said endure So I buried the weight Now itβs chewing through my lungs From inside of the plate [Pre-Chorus 1] Thereβs a voice in the dark And it wears my face Not screaming Just patient Just certain Just saying escape It says Rest would be easier If you stopped holding on [Chorus 1] I DONβT WANT THE END I WANT THE PRESSURE GONE I DONβT WANT SILENCE I WANT THE WAR TO STOP NO WAR TONIGHT NO FUCKING CROWN IβM STILL STANDING I JUST NEED TO SET THIS DOWN [Verse 2] I stood guard over ghosts Like theyβd come back for blood I kept a knife in my mouth Just to taste something blunt I carried names like anchors Carried love like a threat Carried what if Iβd known Until my teeth started to split And the world kept moving Like it never heard the sound Of a life getting emptied While the body stays around So I hardened Yeah I hardened to survive But armor turns to poison If you never step outside [Pre-Chorus 2] And the voice comes closer When I finally lay still It calls exhaustion truth And calls numbness will It says Give up the fight No one will blame you So I spit the words back I FUCKING DO [Chorus 2] I DONβT WANT THE END I WANT THE PRESSURE GONE I DONβT WANT QUIET I WANT TO FEEL MY BLOOD NO WAR TONIGHT NO JUDGEMENT SOUND IβM STILL HERE I JUST NEED TO SET THIS DOWN [Bridge] I donβt want to disappear I want the weight off my chest I want one night Where my breathing Isnβt a test IβM NOT ASKING FOR A HERO IβM ASKING FOR A BREATH [Breakdown 1] THIS ISNβT SURRENDER THIS IS ARRIVAL IβM NOT LETTING THE VOICE DECIDE MY SURVIVAL YOU DONβT GET TO STEER ME YOU DONβT GET TO NAME ME YOU DONβT GET TO WEAR MY FACE AND FUCKING REPLACE ME SET THIS DOWN [Verse 3] Iβve watched grief turn into weather A season that doesnβt end Iβve watched love vanish mid sentence Like a door that wouldnβt bend Iβve held my friendβs absence Like a stone in my throat And every time I speak their name It pulls the floorboards loose And Iβm angry God Iβm angry itβs true Iβm angry at the silence Iβm angry at the should Iβm angry at the version of me That thought I understood But Iβm here And that means something Even if itβs just spite Even if itβs just breath Even if itβs just tonight [Pre-Chorus 3] The voice wants me small Wants me cold Wants me gone But Iβm not a fucking graveyard Iβm a storm that learned to hold on So hear me If rest is weakness Then let me be weak Just long enough To keep my heartbeat [Chorus 3] I DONβT WANT THE END I WANT THE WEIGHT OFF ME I DONβT WANT SILENCE I WANT TO FUCKING BREATHE NO WAR TONIGHT NO FINAL CALL I SET THE ARMOR DOWN OR IT WILL BURY ME ALIVE [Breakdown 2] TAKE IT OFF TAKE IT OFF TAKE IT OFF THE WEIGHT THAT LIES TAKE IT OFF TAKE IT OFF TAKE IT OFF IβM STILL ALIVE IβM STILL ALIVE IβM STILL ALIVE AND YOU CANβT HAVE ME [Outro] No war tonight. If you hear that voice It isnβt truth Itβs just tired And trying to sound certain I SET THIS DOWN I STAY
