[Verse 1]
I woke up split in seven
Same face, different weather
One voice said, “Run now”
One said, “Hold the lever”
One said, “Take the short route”
One said, “Cash that lie”
One hid in the mirror
One tried to keep me alive
Pupil-size panic
Needle in the mind
Seven little captains
All fighting for the drive
Mama heard the door slam
Thought I’d gone to work
I was trading my tomorrow
For a handful of hurt
[Pre-Chorus]
One name for the morning
One name for the night
One swore I was still here
One begged me to fight
I kept hearing my own mouth
Talk like it wasn’t mine
Seven different shadows
In the same thin spine
[Chorus]
Seven names deep
Still trying to breathe
Seven names deep
Baby, pray for me
One says stay
One says leave
Seven names deep
Still trying to breathe
[Verse 2]
I hid one face in laughter
One face in a coat
One face kept the receipts
One face sold the hope
One liked the chase
One liked the pain
One kept saying “just once”
Like a blade in rain
Bathroom stall confession
Cold tile, shaking hand
I could hear them arguing
Over who I am
One said “clean up”
One said “slip”
One said “you’re already buried”
One said “take the trip”
[Pre-Chorus]
One name for the morning
One name for the night
One swore I was still here
One begged me to fight
I kept hearing my own mouth
Talk like it wasn’t mine
Seven different shadows
In the same thin spine
[Chorus]
Seven names deep
Still trying to breathe
Seven names deep
Baby, pray for me
One says stay
One says leave
Seven names deep
Still trying to breathe
[Bridge]
I met the kid inside me
Under fluorescent shame
He said, “If you keep dividing
You’ll forget your name”
So I let the whole room see me
Every crack, every scar
Seven voices got quieter
When I reached for the dark
Then I called my sister
Said, “Don’t let go”
One by one, the strangers
Began to fold
[Chorus]
Seven names deep
Still trying to breathe
Seven names deep
Baby, pray for me
One says stay
One says leave
Seven names deep
Still trying to breathe
[Outro]
Seven names deep
I’m learning to speak
Seven names deep
But I’m not underneath
One by one
I’m taking back me
Seven names deep
Still trying to breathe