[Verse 1]
You called me something ugly
Felt it in my chest last night
Sat up
Scrolling through the echo
Let it drag me into fights
Every letter like a needle
Every comment like a stone
Till I saw the shape of shadows
I had painted on my own
[Chorus]
Sticks and names
Names and sounds
They fall flat
When I stand my ground
Strip that power
Let it fall to the floor
It’s just breath on a tongue
Nothing more
Nothing more
I won’t bleed for a word anymore
[Verse 2]
You said I was a failure
My heart tried to make it true
Replaying every little moment
Like it all was proof
But a sentence isn’t scripture
It’s a mirror I can move
I can turn it to a lesson
Let it teach
Then let it lose
[Chorus]
Sticks and names
Names and sounds
They fall flat
When I stand my ground
Strip that power
Let it fall to the floor
It’s just breath on a tongue
Nothing more
Nothing more
I won’t bleed for a word anymore
[Bridge]
Call me broken
Call me blessed
Either way
I choose the rest
Praise or poison
Sweet or cruel
I take the seed
Leave the fuel (yeah)
[Chorus]
Sticks and names
Names and sounds
They fall flat
When I stand my ground
Strip that power
Let it fall to the floor
It’s just breath on a tongue
Nothing more
Nothing more
I won’t bleed for a word anymore