The war

Verse 1

My hands are clean but I feel stained

I stayed, I swore, I broke again

Your name still crawls inside my head

Like something holy mixed with dead

I built a home on shattered trust

Called it love, called it “enough”

I sleep beside you every night

Still fight the urge to run or bite

Pre-Chorus

I don’t scream

I don’t cry

I just rot

With open eyes

Chorus

This is the war inside my veins

Faith and fury share my name

I forgave you, not myself

I drag your past through living hell

It’s a war I cannot win

Every breath feels like a sin

I hold you close, I clench my jaw

I chose the love, I chose the war

Verse 2

I pray for peace, I taste the blood

I call it grace, my body doesn’t

Your shadow follows every touch

I hate how much I need your love

I tried to be the better man

But rage still shakes me when I stand

There’s something broken in my chest

That forgiveness never fixed

Pre-Chorus

I don’t speak

I don’t blame

But my silence screams your name

Chorus

This is the war inside my veins

God and anger break the chains

I forgave you, not the sight

That replays every goddamn night

It’s a war that eats me slow

Smiles outside, decay below

I kiss your lips, I feel the claw

I chose the love, I chose the war

Bridge

If I leave, I die alone

If I stay, I lose my bones

So I build peace out of pain

And call this suffering “faith”

I don’t want revenge or truth

I just want my mind brand new

But some wounds don’t fade with time

They just learn to live inside

Final Chorus

This is the war behind my eyes

Where mercy bleeds and pride survives

I forgave you, that’s the cost

But part of me is still lost

It’s the war I’ll never say

The one that taught me how to stay

I wear the ring, I hide the scar

I chose the love

I chose the war

Outro

Some wars don’t end in peace

They end in silence.