[Verse 1] I’ve carved new paths to drive you out From the marrow, from the mouth Where your echoes once lived in my bones Your hurt’s no longer bruising skin But it lingers like a phantom hymn And I’m still peeling you off like old paint from a home [Pre-Chorus] Fingers down my throat like yours in my face Pointing blame, pouring rage Your hate was a seed in my veins [Chorus] I’m coughing you up, I’m digging you out This shell of a body still housing your doubt Like a parasite wrapped around my heart’s vein Feeding on love, leaving only your stain I’m learning new ways, though I’m not yet clean To make room inside me where you’ve always been [Verse 2] If you’d fed me something else, Something sweeter, something true Instead of this sickness, this hunger for you I’d hold my nourishment down But the words fight back, clawing out Truth and commitment, a bitter crown [Pre-Chorus 2] The love you left sits restless inside Beside the truth I can’t hide I’m trying to purge what can’t be denied [Chorus] I’m coughing you up, I’m digging you out This shell of a body still housing your doubt Like a parasite wrapped around my heart’s vein Feeding on love, leaving only your stain I’m learning new ways, though I’m not yet clean To make room inside me where you’ve always been [Bridge] Maybe someday you’ll find no space here Crowded out by new words, louder, sincere But until that day I’ll keep tearing the seams Searching for exits in my skin, in my dreams [Outro/Chorus Refrain] I’m coughing you up, I’m digging you out This shell of a body still housing your doubt A parasite fading, but still in my veins I’ll keep carving you out ‘til there’s nothing but space
