The Golden Gravity

[Verse 1] The water’s thick and it’s turning black, There are fingerprints on my own back. I’m descending stairs that I didn't build, To a room of promises unfulfilled. I hear a humming, a familiar sound, Like something breathing beneath the ground. [Pre-Chorus] Is it a heartbeat? Or a ticking clock? I found the key, but I’m scared to lock The door behind me. [Chorus] Deep in the marrow, where the secrets hide, There’s a stranger living on the inside. She doesn’t want mercy, she doesn’t want light, She’s the thing that keeps the nightmares bright. I went searching for a silver vein, But I found the source of the ancient rain. It’s not a victory, it’s not a defeat, It’s the part of the puzzle that’s never complete. [Verse 2] The deeper I go, the less I know If I’m the gardener or the things I grow. The nightmares weren't chains, though they held me tight, They were the only compass in the absence of light. I’m touching the edge of a hollowed-out ghost, Finding the part of me I feared the most. [Bridge] But look closer now, through the fog and the fear, The soul has a language that only screams hear. The monster you fled is the guard of the flame, A wild, holy power that has no name. It’s not here to break you or tear you apart, It’s the iron foundation at the base of the heart. [Chorus 2] Now I’m diving deep, and I’m not afraid, Of the jagged edges or the debt I paid. The thing that was haunting, the thing that was cold, Is the only story my soul ever told. [Outro] My soul is the labyrinth, my soul is the thread, I’m finally hearing the words it said. The darkness isn't an empty hole... It’s the heavy, golden gravity of a soul. (Whispered ending) It was me all along.