[Intro] I am the thing that won’t get lighter So I reach down anyway [Verse 1] I found them where I left them Lined like teeth along the floor I knew the names. I knew the cost I picked them up. I picked up more Nobody made me kneel to gather Nobody tied them to my spine I called it memory. I called it proof I called it mine so it stayed mine [Chorus] I named every stone and still picked them up I knew the damage, but I still wanted the cut If I put them down I disappear So I bear the weight to keep my essence clear I named every stone and still picked them up Love, loss, the ones I failed in the dark I keep them close like a second heart Dead weight. Chosen. Mine. [Verse 2] This one is the night I didn’t go back This one is the mouth I used as a door This one is the person I let orbit too long This one is the prayer I turned into war They don’t chase me. I go get them I got used to the weight, now the light bends A lighter man would have to face the quiet I never learned how to live without it [Chorus] I named every stone and still picked them up I knew the damage, but I still wanted the cut If I put them down I disappear So I bear the weight to keep my essence clear I named every stone and still picked them up Love, loss, the ones I failed in the dark I keep them close like a second heart Dead weight. Chosen. Mine. [Rap] Grab it, grab it, don’t you dare set it free If it’s gone then what’s left that still looks like me Stack the guilt to the throat, stack the names to the teeth I run my mouth so my hands stay full of grief Dead weight, dead saint, dead vow I won’t break I chose the stones, I chose the ache You call it punishment I call it proof I was here I pick it up again. I pick it up. I keep it near [Breakdown] Put it down I won’t Put it down I said I won’t [Chorus] I named every stone and still picked them up I knew the damage, but I still wanted the cut If I put them down I disappear So I bear the weight to keep my essence clear I named every stone and still picked them up Love, loss, the ones I failed in the dark I keep them close like a second heart Dead weight. Chosen. Mine. [Outro] I named every stone and still picked them up I named every stone and still picked them up I named every stone and still picked them up
