Broken Rosary

[Verse 1] White walls, cold hands, fluorescent lies Woke up cut open under hospital lights I tried to rise, you shoved me down Like my pain was just another sound You left your fingerprints under my skin Called it healing, but it felt like sin Said, “Come back when the wound is closed” But I’d rather bleed than let you get that close [Pre-Chorus] Every silver tooth was holding me To the room where you stole my dignity So I locked the door, turned the mirror around Bit my lip and didn’t make a sound [Post-Chorus] Click, click—falling down Click, click—I own me now You don’t get to touch me You don’t get to touch me now [Verse 2] My stomach wore your little silver crown A row of teeth trying to hold me down Weeks went by, but the memory stayed Every time I moved, I felt betrayed I wasn’t brave, I was out of trust Doing what a wounded animal must No white coat coming through that door I survived you—I won’t beg anymore [Pre-Chorus] Every silver tooth was holding me To the hands that never handled me gently So I held my breath, let the silence shout And pulled every piece of you out [Chorus] I pulled the staples out One by one, I set myself free Metal hitting porcelain Like a broken rosary You thought you stitched me to the fear You thought I’d crawl back somehow But I took my body back that night I pulled the staples out [Bridge] There’s a scar across my stomach But the deeper one won’t show You can close a body neatly While you tear apart a soul I still remember how you pushed me When I could barely breathe Now the scar spells out a warning: You’ll never own what’s left of me [Final Chorus] I pulled the staples out One by one, I cut you loose Turned your cruelty into rhythm Turned my terror into truth You thought you stitched me to the fear But look who’s standing now I didn’t need your hands to heal I pulled the staples out [Outro] Click, click—on the ground That’s the sound of getting out You don’t get to touch me You don’t get to touch me now The scar is mine The body’s mine The story’s mine now