[Verse 1]
Spit blood on the inside of my teeth
Chewed glass in the shape of all my dreams
Every promise tastes like rust and smoke
Every word I swallowed
Every joke
[Chorus]
I got ash in my throat and it still burns (still burns)
Every lesson carved in twisting scars I earned
If the world wants war
Let it come to me
I’ll be standing in the wreckage
Screaming that I’m free
[Verse 2]
Nails in the wall where the past hung
Your name like a gun pressed against my tongue
I’ve been choking on the things I never said
Building kingdoms out of bones inside my head
[Chorus]
I got ash in my throat and it still burns (still burns)
Every lesson carved in twisting scars I earned
If the world wants war
Let it come to me
I’ll be standing in the wreckage
Screaming that I’m free
[Bridge]
Tear the stitches
Let it pour
I’m not running
Not anymore
If it kills me to be honest
Let it kill me clean (hey!)
[Chorus]
I got ash in my throat and it still burns (still burns)
Every failure forged a sharper edge I’ve turned
If the world wants war
Let it come to me
I’ll be laughing through the impact
Bleeding
But I’m free