Verse 1 It starts in a whisper, a word, or a look The air gets tight, like a page I can’t unhook Don’t even see it coming ‘til the walls are closing in Like a match in my memory, striking where it’s been Pre-Chorus I’m not broken, just wired in ways I didn’t choose Every fire I’ve walked through left a scar, left a bruise But I’m learning to name it, not let it take the wheel Step back from the edge, choose the truth I want to feel Chorus These are my buttons, my brakes, my warning signs Echoes of moments I’ve left behind I can pause, I can breathe, I can let the storm pass Not every shadow gets to pull me back No, I won’t be ruled by the sparks that fly When my buttons get pushed and my brakes run dry Verse 2 Some days it’s the hunger, the tired, the strain Some days it’s a ghost that still knows my name But if I stop, if I listen, I can hear what it means It’s just telling me something from deep in between Pre-Chorus I’m not my reaction, I’m not my past I can take back the story, make it last Every trigger’s a teacher, showing me the way To turn the heat down, to choose what I say Chorus These are my buttons, my brakes, my warning signs Echoes of moments I’ve left behind I can pause, I can breathe, I can let the storm pass Not every shadow gets to pull me back No, I won’t be ruled by the sparks that fly When my buttons get pushed and my brakes run dry Bridge I can walk away, I can hold my ground I can wait ‘til the noise stops spinning ‘round It’s my choice now, my hands on the wheel I decide how I live, how I heal Final Chorus These are my buttons, my brakes, my warning signs But they don’t own my voice, don’t own my mind I can pause, I can breathe, I can let the storm pass I’m more than the moments that try to drag me back No, I won’t be ruled by the sparks that fly When my buttons get pushed and my brakes run dry I’m the one who decides how my story will ride [fade to end]
