Steel In My Throat

Verse 1

I bite the edge of every minute

Because the day won’t let me breathe

I wear my boots to bed at night

In case the walls start moving

I don’t stretch, I load the tension

Like a weapon in my jaw

I don’t pray before the impact

I just lean into the law

Pre-Chorus

I don’t stall

I strike

Chorus

I got steel in my throat

Every word comes out a blade

I don’t sing for forgiveness

I don’t soften what I say

If you want the quiet version

You should look somewhere else

I got steel in my throat

And I don’t hide it from myself

Verse 2

I drink coffee like it’s ammo

I don’t sit, I patrol

I keep a ledger of the damage

So I know what I control

I don’t rest, I recalibrate

I don’t dream, I reload

If I go quiet for a second

It’s because I’m in attack mode

Pre-Chorus

I don’t fold

I fire

Chorus

I got steel in my throat

Every breath is a threat

I don’t ask to be heard

I collect the regret

If you try to outtalk me

You’ll choke on the echo

I got steel in my throat

And it’s heavier than hell

Bridge

I don’t bleed on the surface

I store it in bone

I don’t scream when I break things

I tighten the tone

Breakdown

Lock the jaw

Set the spine

Every scar is a warning sign

Final Chorus

I got steel in my throat

I don’t temper the sound

I don’t shrink for the room

I don’t soften the ground

If you want something gentle

You won’t find it in me

I got steel in my throat

And I don’t need to be free