[Intro]
Cold floor, dim room
Door slam, same doom
Blood stain on the sleeve I hide
Too young for this weight inside
[Verse 1]
Old man talk tough, hands do worse
Whole house held hostage in his curse
Smile on Sunday, monster on Monday
Swear he love me, throw me down the hallway
Bible on the table, liquor on his breath
Truth in the trash, every word taste death
"I ain't hit you that hard", teeth on the wall
Bruise on my ribs, no trust at all
He say, "family first", fists go second
Every broken promise, every bruise, every lesson
I study his lies, turn mute, no sound
Heart so numb, razor in the background
[Chorus]
Cutting away
From the pain, from the lies, from the rage
Cutting away
From the blade, from the thoughts, from the grave
I was down there, wanted to die
Now I stand up, scream at the sky
Cutting away
Cutting away
[Verse 2]
Mom on the couch, eyes roll, phone dead
Powder on the plate, no food, no bread
TV glow, but her soul on pause
Whole world spinning in a tiny straw
I used to shake her arm, "ma, wake up"
She blink through me, chase that rush
No lunchbox love, no bedtime talk
Just me and my shadow on a late-night walk
So I open my skin, red words on my wrist
Silent little poem in a language of a kid
No one in the doorway, no one in my head
Just the drip on the tile and the taste of regret
[Chorus]
Cutting away
From the pain, from the lies, from the rage
Cutting away
From the blade, from the thoughts, from the grave
I was down there, wanted to die
Now I stand up, scream at the sky
Cutting away
Cutting away
[Bridge]
Then you pulled up, auntie, beat-up car
Sweat