Too Late To Kneel

**Verse I**
You found my name again
Buried in the quiet
Said it like it still belonged to you
Like I hadn’t learned how to live without it

You said you were lost
You said you were wrong
You said all the words
You should’ve said before

But I don’t recognize the sound of your voice
When it’s asking instead of taking

**Pre-Chorus**
You want forgiveness
I wanted choice
We’re not standing in the same moment

**Chorus (Cold / Heavy)**
YOU DON’T GET TO TOUCH ME NOW
YOU DON’T GET TO COME BACK CLEAN
I DIED IN YOUR HANDS
AND YOU STEPPED OVER ME
DON’T KNEEL AT MY DOOR
LIKE I’M STILL YOUR GOD
I BLED FOR YOU ONCE
AND YOU WALKED ON

**Verse II**
You say you’ve changed
You say you finally see
But all I see is someone reaching
For the version of me that doesn’t breathe

You don’t miss *me*
You miss the weight I carried
You miss the way I stayed
When staying was killing me

**Pre-Chorus (Rising)**
You came back looking for shelter
I stopped being a home

**Chorus (Heavier)**
YOU DON’T GET MY TIME
YOU DON’T GET MY SKIN
YOU DON’T GET THE PART OF ME
THAT WOULD’VE LET YOU IN
I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING
WHEN YOU NEEDED IT MOST
NOW I’M EMPTY
AND YOU’RE JUST A GHOST

**Bridge (Ritualistic / Cutting)**
YOU WANT THE DEVOTION
WITHOUT THE COST
YOU WANT THE LOVE
I HAD TO LOSE

YOU DON’T MISS THE DAMAGE
YOU MISS THE USE

**BREAKDOWN (Measured, venomous)**
DON’T SAY MY NAME
LIKE IT STILL MEANS STAY

DON’T TOUCH MY HAND
LIKE I WON’T PULL AWAY

YOU HAD YOUR TURN
YOU MADE YOUR CHOICE

NOW LIVE WITH IT

**Final Chorus (Final, merciless)**
YOU DON’T GET TO COME BACK NOW
NOT AFTER WHAT YOU TOOK
I AM NOT THE SAME
I AM NOT YOUR HOPE
I CLOSED MY CHEST
I BURIED THE KEY
AND WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR
ISN’T ME

**Outro (Quiet, resolved)**
I hope you heal
I hope you learn

But you don’t get
What I became

I survived you
And that’s the end

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Alt Metal
Prog Metal
R&B, Ambient, & Djent
Clean vocals (baritone - tenor)
Deep screams, gritty clean Harsh Male vocals