[Verse 1] Knees in the mud with my hands already torn The blade went in clean but the rot stayed warm Thick as regret and twice as unkind Wrapped through the bedrock like it owns what’s mine [Pre-Chorus] I severed the parts that the daylight could see Thought that was mercy, thought that would free me But the dark doesn’t bargain, it only holds tight And some things grow stronger the deeper they hide [Chorus] So I pull I pull I pull till my shoulders give way I pull I pull Till the blisters betray If it’s gonna die then it’s dying today You rip from the root or it’s coming back stronger You rip from the root or you do this forever [Verse 2] Deeper I go and the soil turns black Every handful I move drags the old damage back My spine is on fire but the grip doesn’t break It’s older than me and it learned how to wait [Pre-Chorus] I thought I was clearing a path for the light I didn’t know living would cost me the fight Some roots don’t just anchor, they swallow the ground And once they take hold, they don’t make a sound [Chorus] So I pull I pull I pull till my shoulders give way I pull I pull Till the blisters betray If it’s gonna die then it’s dying today You rip from the root or it’s coming back stronger You rip from the root or you do this forever [Bridge] There is no clean exit, no surgical grace You either get dirty or you live in its place I’m not here to save it, I’m here to erase Even if it takes pieces of me in its place I’d rather be empty than carry its weight I’d rather be bleeding than sealed in its shape [Final Chorus] So I pull I pull I pull till there’s nothing to take I pull I pull Till my hands forget how to shake If it’s gonna die then it’s dying today I’m ripping it out from the place where it grew Even if nothing grows back where it used to [Outro] Knees in the dirt… Hands don’t close the same… But the ground finally stopped fighting me.
