[Verse 1]
Boots in the dirt
Cold smoke in my lungs
Blood on my shirt
But I ain’t the one that’s done
Old gates creak
Clan crest cracked in my fist
I burned that house to the roots
You’d have laughed at this
They called you weak
Just ‘cause you loved me loud
Called me less than dust
Made us bow to their crown
Now I’m back in their hall
Ash on their pretty white floors
Every curse they ever wished on us
I mailed it back with more
[Chorus]
Now I’m talkin’ to your name on the stone, Mai
Told you I would bring their whole sky low, Mai
I took every lie that they sold you
Lit a match, watched it all fall through
Yeah I turned all their thrones to the ground, Mai
Every smug little god got dragged down, Mai
You’re the reason that I still don’t break
Graveyard chill, but I stand here awake
[Verse 2]
You said “live for me”
Breath stickin’ like glass
You handed me your future
And I handed ‘em the past
I saw elders shake
When I walked in that room
All that power, all that pride
Couldn’t save ‘em from the truth
I did it ugly
Did it honest, did it raw
Made ‘em feel every bruise
They painted under our jaw
Now it’s quiet here
Just your flowers and this wind
I’m half steel, half scar
All of me is your twin
[Chorus]
Now I’m talkin’ to your name on the stone, Mai
Told you I would bring their whole sky low, Mai
I took every lie that they sold you
Lit a match, watched it all fall through
Yeah I turned all their thrones to the ground, Mai
Every smug little god got dragged down, Mai
You’re the reason that I still don’t break
Graveyard chill, but I stand here awake
[Bridge]
I ain’t healed, I’m just standin’
I ain’t whole, I’m just here
But they’ll never write our story
Like we vanished in fear
So rest, little sister
I’ll carry what’s left of your flame
You lost your life to their power
I made ‘em choke on your name
[Chorus]
Now I’m talkin’ to your name on the stone, Mai
Told you I would bring their whole sky low, Mai
I took every lie that they sold you
Lit a match, watched it all fall through
Yeah I turned all their thrones to the ground, Mai
Every smug little god got dragged down, Mai
You’re the reason that I still don’t break
Graveyard chill, but I stand here awake