Knives and pens

[Verse 1]
I've carved my name into this skin
One cut deep for every sin
These walls don't listen, but they know
Where the blood and ink still flow

[Pre-Chorus]
Write me off, break me in
Every word, a way to begin

[Chorus]
Knives and pens — that’s all I’ve known
One to hurt, one to feel less alone
You choose the blade, I choose the page
But we both bleed the same rage

[Verse 2]
I burned the letters you never read
Buried them deep with things unsaid
But silence screams the loudest truth
And scars are louder than our youth

[Pre-Chorus]
Some speak with fire, some with ink
Either way, we’re on the brink

[Chorus]
Knives and pens — that’s all I’ve known
One to carve, one to build a home
You swing to kill, I write to breathe
But we both wear pain on our sleeves

[Bridge – Whispered to scream]
Will you cut... or will you write?
Will you burn... or will you fight?
This is the war they never see —
The one that lives inside of me

[Breakdown – Screamed]
Knives and pens — make your choice!
Cut your flesh or find your voice!

[Final Chorus – Full power + harmony]
Knives and pens — that’s all I’ve known
One to break, one to make me whole
Words like wounds, sharp and true
But I’d rather write than be like you

[Outro – Fading clean vocals]
Knives... and pens...
Both leave marks... in the end

Alternative metal, metal, male vocals, nu metal, hardcore