[Intro]
"[low vocal register]‘Be sober, be vigilant
because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion
seeking whom he may devour.’
First Peter five, verse eight.[/low vocal register]"
[Verse 1]
Yeah
I been chasin' every high to hide the comedown
Bottle by the bed like it’s my hometown
Pills on the sink, pain in the mirror
Red eyes, black bags, but the shame looks clearer
You left, I fell
Straight through the floorboards
Traded your touch
For poison I could afford
Said I’d "call you later"
Then I called my dealer
Lost your number
Found a needle, thought that made me realer
Mama prayin’ in the kitchen, hands shakin' on the plate
I’m swearin’ I’ll be different, but I’m showin' up late
Heartbreak had me drownin', tried to drink the whole tide
Now the ocean in my chest tryna swallow my pride
[Chorus]
I put ashes in my veins just to feel your ghost
Loved that hurt me most, yeah, I made it my host
Now I’m crawlin’ from the dark, tryna climb this flame
Sobriety my weapon, and I’m fightin’ my name
‘Cause I was in love with the pain, with the pain (yeah)
Swore I needed all that chaos just to stay sane
Now I’m breakin’ every chain that I wrapped ‘round my life
Gettin’ over you, gettin’ over this vice
[Verse 2]
Every text I didn’t send turned to tabs on my tongue
Every "I miss you" unsaid turned to smoke in my lungs
I was married to the memory, divorced from myself
Signed my soul to the poison, put my heart on the shelf
I ain’t blame you for the damage, but you lit up the fuse
When you walked, I walked too, straight into abuse
Of my body, of my mind, of my time on this earth
Turned a breakup to a burial, forgot my own worth
[whispered vocals]Temptation at the party, in the car, in my phone[/whispered vocals]
Everywhere I look, devil sayin’, "You alone"
But that verse in my head like a siren at night
Be sober, be watchful, yeah, I gotta keep fight
Started pourin' out the bottles like I’m drownin' the past
Blocked the numbers that would gladly see me gone in a flash
Now the only thing I chase is some peace and a plan
I ain’t need another hit, I need a second chance
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[soft, almost spoken]
I forgave you
So I could finally forgive me
I buried every pill with the letters you wrote
Let the rain hit the dirt
Washed the hurt from my throat
I’m still tempted
Every time I hear your song in a store
Every time I pass the street
Where you slammed that door
But I’d rather face that ache
With a clear-eyed view
Than trade my whole future
For one more taste of you
[crescendo]
So if I say "I’m done"
That don’t mean I’m never weak
It just means that when I’m shaking
I know Who I seek
[Chorus]