Carved in Bark

(Verse 1 – clean but tense)

I’m sitting by the tree we carved our names into,

Never could imagine my life without you.

But here I am,

With my knife in hand.

Ready to scratch out the lies,

Ready to cut through all of our ties.

(Pre-Chorus – rising tension)

Every promise carved into the wood,

Every “always” that you said we would.

Was just another line you fed to me,

While you were looking for a way to leave.

(Chorus – full distortion, aggressive)

I’m carving you out of my skin,

Digging the knife where you’ve been.

Every scar, every lie, every fucked-up memory,

I’m ripping it out so I can breathe.

You said our love would never die,

But you were killing it every night.

I’m breaking the heart we left in the dark,

Still carved in bark.

(Verse 2 – heavier riff)

That old oak don’t judge, it just stands,

While I bleed these cuts into my hands.

The heart we drew,

Was split in two.

Just like the shit you put me through,

You played me clean, you played me cool,

Like I was just another damn fool.

(Pre-Chorus 2)

You said I was your everything,

Guess everything don’t mean a thing.

When you’re sneaking out at 2 AM,

And blaming it all on me again.

(Chorus – bigger, angrier)

I’m carving you out of my skin,

Digging the knife where you’ve been.

Every scar, every lie, every fucked-up memory,

I’m ripping it out so I can breathe.

You said our love would never die,

But you were killing it every night.

I’m breaking the heart we left in the dark,

Still carved in bark.

(Guitar solo)

(Bridge – half-time, emotional scream build)

Go ahead — say it was my fault,

Say I drove you to the edge.

But you don’t get to twist that knife,

Then act like you’re the one who bled.

I can scrape your name from this tree,

But I can’t scrape you out of me.

(Breakdown – screamed)

Scratch it out,

Burn it down!

Watch forever hit the ground!

Fuck your vows,

Fuck your crown!

I’m done bleeding for you now!

(Final Chorus – explosive)

I’m carving you out of my skin,

Digging the knife where you’ve been.

Every scar, every lie, every fucked-up memory,

I’m ripping it out so I can breathe.

You said our love would never die,

But you were killing it every night.

I’m breaking the heart we left in the dark,

Still carved in bark.

I’m carving you out of my skin,

Bleeding the poison you put in.

Every scar, every lie, every ghost you left in me,

I’m cutting it out so I can breathe.

You said our love would never die,

Well neither did the fucking lies.

I broke that heart we left in the dark,

But it’s still carved…

Still carved in bark.