[Intro] One note. Then another. Leave room between them. [Verse 1] I learned to speak in smaller sounds. Keys beneath my fingertips. Every word I couldn't carry found another way to live. Black and white beneath the pressure. Hammer falling into wire. Something fragile can survive and still come back with fire. [Chorus] Ivory under iron. Still the melody remains. Every hammer makes it louder. Every fracture feeds the strain. Ivory under iron. Let the whole room shake. If the weight comes down upon me— I will make the weight resonate. [Verse 2] Every chord holds something buried. Every silence leaves a mark. I don't need another anthem telling me to fear the dark. Let the piano carry tension. Let the strings begin to groan. Let the guitars hit around it— but never take the throne. [Pre-Chorus] Higher. Harder. Don't resolve. Hold the chord. Let it fall. [Chorus] Ivory under iron. Still the melody remains. Every hammer makes it louder. Every fracture feeds the strain. Ivory under iron. Let the whole room shake. If the weight comes down upon me— I will make the weight resonate. [Bridge] Maybe strength was never thunder. Maybe power doesn't shout. Maybe something small and stubborn can survive the pressure out. BRING IT DOWN. I'M STILL HERE. BRING IT DOWN. MAKE IT CLEAR. [Breakdown] NOW. [Final Chorus] Ivory under iron. Still the melody remains. Every hammer makes it louder. Every fracture feeds the strain. Ivory under iron. Let the whole room shake. If the weight comes down upon me— I will make the whole damn thing resonate. [Outro] One note. Then another. Still here. Let it ring.
