omen and the bunny - "Kiss of the Quiet"

[Verse 1] Rain on the wires, sirens asleep Ghosts in my helmet, counting my beats Orders said burn it, leave it behind Then I heard breathing where there shouldn’t be life Steel in my hands, blood on the clock I wasn’t a hero, just tired of rot Found her in silence, eyes like a flare Something broke open couldn’t walk past her there [Pre-Chorus] I’ve buried worse, I’ve done my time But this wasn’t sin, this was a line Step back into the dark I knew Or carry the weight of something true [Chorus] I pulled her from the quiet From the teeth of the night She was made to be a weapon But she shook when she cried Now she calls me home Calls me safe, calls me dad I was built to destroy She taught me how to stand [Verse 2] She ran like lightning, tripped on hope Said “just be gentle” like that was the code Learned to give up before she could fight That sentence still cuts me every night I dropped my armor, left it to rust First lie I told her was “you can trust” Chocolate and silence, gun on the floor I slept like a corpse by the door [Pre-Chorus] She watched my hands like they might burn I watched her learn how not to flinch Every scar we never named Still learned each other just the same [Chorus] I pulled her from the quiet From the teeth of the night She was built as a product I saw a kid trying to survive Now she laughs too loud Leaves crumbs in my truck I was empty and violent She filled me back up [Bridge] I don’t count bodies, I count her steps I measure time by the mess she left If the world comes knocking, let it try I’ll end it before it reaches her side [Verse 3] Schoolyard rumors, bloody knuckles She comes home shaking but never subtle Says “I’m okay” with a crooked grin I see the fire she keeps tucked in I keep a picture inside my coat First day smiling, eyes still soaked I don’t pray, I don’t kneel But for her? I’d break what’s real [Chorus] I pulled her from the quiet Now she pulls me back From the edge of the past From the weight I had She was raised in the dark I raised her to fight the sun She says “love you” running I pretend it doesn’t hit me that hard [Outro] No gods, no crowns, no saving grace Just a man who stayed And a kid who chose to believe I didn’t save her alone She saved me when she stayed