[Intro]
I came home with the silence still strapped to my chest
A room full of daylight, no place to rest
Every door in the hallway became a warning sign
Every face in the mirror looked less like mine
[Verse 1]
I count the exits when I walk inside
Sleep with my boots and a blade by my side
The walls keep folding into desert heat
I hear the names of the ones I couldn’t keep
I tell everybody, “I’m doing fine”
Then choke on the truth when I’m left alone at night
There’s a war in my skull and it won’t stand down
No medic, no mercy, no safe ground
[Pre-Chorus]
I thought I was lost where nobody could see
A ghost wearing the shape of me
[Chorus]
When the dark put its hands around my throat
You were the voice that pulled me home
I said, “There’s nobody left to save me”
You said, “Then lean your weight on me”
I’m still broken, but I’m breathing tonight
Still carrying hell, but I’m facing the fight
If my head becomes a battlefield again
My brother, you remind me who I am
[Verse 2]
You found me shaking beside the sink
Too proud to speak, too tired to think
You didn’t ask me to bury the past
You sat on the floor till the panic passed
You learned every trigger, every sleepless hour
Stayed through the rage when I lost control of the power
No medals, no speeches, no promise to erase
Just your hand on my shoulder and time to make space
[Pre-Chorus]
I thought needing help meant I had failed
You showed me survival is not surrendering
[Chorus]
When the dark put its hands around my throat
You were the voice that pulled me home
I said, “There’s nobody left to save me”
You said, “Then lean your weight on me”
I’m still broken, but I’m breathing tonight
Still carrying hell, but I’m facing the fight
If my head becomes a battlefield again
My brother, you remind me who I am
[Breakdown]
I AM NOT THE WAR
I AM NOT THE NAMES
I AM NOT THE FIRE
BURNING THROUGH MY BRAIN
You held the line
When I could not stand
You dragged me back
With your bare hands
NO MORE
ALONE
NO MORE
ALONE
[Bridge]
Some nights the old fear crawls beneath my skin
Some mornings I wake up right back there again
But now I say the truth before it turns to stone
And I know the road back doesn’t have to be walked alone
[Final Chorus]
When the dark puts its hands around my throat
You are the voice that pulls me home
I used to think there was nobody to save me
Now I know your strength can carry me
I’m still broken, but I’m breathing tonight
Still carrying hell, but I’m choosing the fight
If my head becomes a battlefield again
My brother, you remind me who I am
[Outro]
The war is behind me
The scars remain
But I’m not alone
Not alone again