[Verse 1]
Woke up heavy
same gray ceiling, same old fear
Phone full of people
but nobody really here
I draw on the margin
little storms I never say
Ink keeps spilling
all the thunder I hide away
[Pre-Chorus]
Every shadow
spells my name
Every mirror
says I'm stained
But these hands
still wanna shake
still wanna make
something from the ache (yeah)
[Chorus]
So I paint my panic on the canvas in the dark
Turn the hurting into color, into shapes, into sparks
If I'm breaking, let it break into a million parts
I'll stitch the pieces into art, into art, into art
This is how I scream
without a sound
This is how I keep
from going down
[Verse 2]
Pills on the counter
numbers on a waiting list
Doctor says "you're doing fine"
but my chest still clenches tight like a fist
So I climb on stage
knees shaking, heart off-key
Spit every secret
like it’s poison leaving me (hey)
[Pre-Chorus]
Every whisper
says "too much"
Every silence
hits like a punch
But my throat
still wants to shout
still wants to drag
these shadows out
[Chorus]
So I paint my panic on the canvas in the dark
Turn the hurting into color, into shapes, into sparks
If I'm breaking, let it break into a million parts
I'll stitch the pieces into art, into art, into art
This is how I bleed
and still survive
Every crooked line
keeps me alive
[Bridge]
(male) I’m not okay, but I’m drawing breath
(female) I trace my scars like a map out of this
(male) Every lyric is a light on the exit sign
(female) Every brushstroke says the night won’t own my mind
[male & female together]
If all I have
is this shaking hand
I’ll make a world
I can stand in
[Chorus]
We paint our panic on the canvas in the dark
Turn the hurting into color, into shapes, into sparks
If we’re breaking, let us break into a million parts
We’ll stitch the pieces into art, into art, into art
This is how we scream
and still hold on
This is how we know
we’re not gone
[Outro]
Soft voice cracking
over hard-hit strings
Broken hearts drawing
their own set of wings
If you’re drowning
let your trembling start
Grab anything
make something
call it art