[Intro] Teeth clenched Knuckles white I burn in circles Swallowing spite [Verse 1] They told me “breathe Let it go Be kind” But kindness cut Left me half-alive I stitched my tongue Bit back my rage Turned my own chest Into a cage [Verse 2] Every soft word Came back like glass I picked those shards Out of my hands I paved their peace With my own pain Smiled in the hail Stood in their rain [Pre-Chorus] You want me gentle While you dig me deep You call it love When you let me bleed [Chorus] The hate will set me free Feel it crawling out of me (hey!) I won’t bow I won’t believe In a love that buries me The hate will set me free Turn my wounds to broken teeth If this is what I need to breathe Then let it rise in me [Verse 3] I see your face In every doubt In every “sorry” You twist inside out You took my calm And called it weak Now hear the storm You helped me keep [Bridge] I lit my fear On the fuse of rage Watched it run Up and down my veins If mercy means Erasing me Then I’ll choose fire Over your chains [Breakdown] Hate in my hands Hate in my throat (hey!) I cut the cord I crack the yoke You wrote my rules In gasoline Now watch me strike The match I need [Pre-Chorus] You want me quiet While you take your fill You call it care While you break my will [Chorus] The hate will set me free Feel it crawling out of me I won’t bow I won’t believe In a love that buries me The hate will set me free Turn my wounds to broken teeth If this is what I need to breathe Then let it rise in me [Outro] No more calm That keeps me caged I walk out laughing Drenched in rage The hate will set me free I say it once I say it clean The hate Will set Me free
