[Intro]
White coats
Cold couch
Air tastes like copper
Clock clicks louder
[Verse 1]
You said "it's probably nothing"
Your hands shook anyway
Posters of sunsets
Facing the chemo bay
Kids with cartoon blankets
Old men staring at the floor
You checked my name band twice
Still walked me through that door
[Chorus]
I've got a war inside my blood
Tiny bombs in every vein
They put halos on the scan
Call it a shadow
Call it a stain
If this is how the story ends
I’ll carve my name into today
Heavy as a falling star
I burn
I burn
I burn
I stay
[Verse 2]
You drew my death in black ink
On a grayscale photograph
Words like "stage" and "spread"
You didn't dare to laugh
Mom folding all the pamphlets
Like she could crease the truth
I'm bargaining with ceilings
Like they're listening too
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Poison drip
Tick tick
Every drop a loaded round
Skin turns pale
Hair falls
But I don't bow down
[harsh vocals]
Say "malignant" to my face
I bite the word back
Let it taste
Like metal
Like rage
Like breaking this cage
[clean vocals]
If my cells revolt tonight
Then I revolt back
Burning bright
[Chorus]