[Verse 1]
We don’t talk
We just tally up the damage
Kids in the hallway listening
To every broken sentence
You say, “You’re never here”
I say, “I’m breaking just to pay this rent”
You hate how I disappear
I hate how all my love turned into defense
Clock in, clock out
Same circles in my head
You’re scrolling in the silence
I’m rehearsing things I never said
[Chorus]
I push myself for you
’Til I’m shaking in my shoes
Carrying this house like it’s chained around my neck
Tryna hold us up while we’re hanging by a thread
I push myself for you
But I’m bleeding through the truth
If I give you all I got and it’s still not enough
Tell me, what’s left of me when we run out of love
[Verse 2]
You slam doors
I slam feelings in the basement
We both keep score
Of every late night, every payment
Little shoes by the front mat
They don’t know what we’re breaking in here
You’re crying in the bathroom
I’m pretending I don’t taste that fear
You say, “You never change”
I say, “I’m trying, can’t you see my hands?”
Reaching through your rage
Like barbed wire wrapped around a wedding band
[Chorus]
I push myself for you
’Til I’m shaking in my shoes
Carrying this house like it’s chained around my neck
Tryna hold us up while we’re hanging by a thread
I push myself for you
But I’m bleeding through the truth
If I give you all I got and it’s still not enough
Tell me, what’s left of me when we run out of love
[Bridge]
I’m scared to stay
Scared to leave
Scared our kids
Will grow up like me
Half a man
On empty lungs
Holding on
For everyone (yeah)
[Chorus]
I push myself for you
’Til I’m shaking in my shoes
Carrying this house like it’s chained around my neck
Tryna hold us up while we’re hanging by a thread
I push myself for you
But I’m bleeding through the truth
If I let this fall apart just to save what’s left of me
Would you hate me, or finally set me free