[Intro]
I stitched the wounds of strangers
Hands shaking over red
Prayed for a quiet ending
Got a war instead
[Verse 1]
I learned the names of herbs
Instead I taste the rust
Thought I would mend the world
Now I grind my teeth to dust
Burned my books of mercy
Just to warm a starving night
Every vow I whispered soft
Turned into a sharpened rite
[Chorus]
I wanted to be a healer
Life carved me into a fighter (fight!)
Pulled my halo through the gravel
Lit my kindness with a lighter
I wanted to carry the broken
Now I drag my own cross higher
If peace is never coming
Then I’ll be the one on fire (on fire)
[Verse 2]
White coat in a cracked-out mirror
Stained black with every plea
You can’t stitch shut a system
That keeps bleeding you and me
So I wrapped my hands in leather
Laced my trembling into rage
If I can’t close the wound
I’ll tear apart the cage
[Chorus]
I wanted to be a healer
Life carved me into a fighter (scream it!)
Pulled my halo through the gravel
Lit my kindness with a lighter
I wanted to carry the broken
Now I drag my own cross higher
If peace is never coming
Then I’ll be the one on fire
[Bridge]
Tell me
Who saves the savior?
When the cure just makes you sick
When the prayers taste like metal
And the clock is counting quick
I don’t forgive the ending
But I’ll rewrite every scar
If I can’t lay down my weapons
I’ll aim them at the dark (yeah)
[Chorus]
I wanted to be a healer
Life carved me into a fighter
Turned my whisper to a war-cry
My apology to ire
I wanted to carry the broken
Now I’m climbing through the pyre
If peace is never coming
I swear I’ll be the fire (the fire)
(the fire)