Verse 1 I don’t say your name, I say “help” Like that narrows it down I keep you where I keep the exits Marked but never mapped I learned to speak in borrowed sentences They only work when things collapse Pre-Chorus I don’t kneel I hesitate I wait for something else to break Chorus I only pray when it’s burning When my hands smell like the smoke I don’t need you to forgive me I just need the fire to go I only pray when it’s burning When there’s nothing left to press I don’t need love in the wreckage I just need out of this Verse 2 I treat belief like an emergency Glass I hope I never touch I don’t ask if you’re listening I just talk like you might be enough If you’re real, you already know this If you’re not, this still feels close Pre-Chorus I don’t change I admit Like that counts as fixing it Chorus I only pray when it’s burning When the blame runs out of names I don’t need heaven opening I just need a smaller flame I only pray when it’s burning When the future won’t look back I don’t need truth or direction I just need slack Bridge (no rhyme, declarative) I don’t believe in being watched I believe in being cornered I confuse mercy with escape And call it holy when I’m scared If this works, I’ll forget it worked If it doesn’t, I’ll say I tried Final Chorus (quiet, reframed) I only pray when it’s burning When I’ve used up myself I don’t need you to love me I just need something else Outro This isn’t faith It’s a signal fire I don’t stay to see Who answers
