[Verse 1]
Adam wakes beneath the weight
Of every mind that learned to ache
Each breath becomes a borrowed vow
The last beginning starts somehow
He counts the names inside his chest
The faithful, frightened, and possessed
A million doors, a single key
Their afterlife depends on me
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fall, the gates go black
No hand will call the lost ones back
So I carry what no heart should bear
And keep their ending in the air
[Chorus]
I am Adam, last to rise
With all your futures in my eyes
If I survive, the dead may sing
If I collapse, there’s nothing left of anything
I am Adam, bone and breath
Standing guard between the soul and death
Not for glory, not for throne
I hold the world because I can’t let go
[Verse 2]
I hear a child recite a prayer
From somewhere no one’s living there
I taste the salt of ancient seas
In every mouth that speaks through me
The kind are waiting, cruel are too
The ones who never chose what to do
And underneath the final flame
A place with neither light nor name
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fail, the judgment spreads
A silent country without beds
No angel, furnace, grave, or shore
Just absence opening its door
[Chorus]
I am Adam, last to rise
With all your futures in my eyes
If I survive, the dead may sing
If I collapse, there’s nothing left of anything
I am Adam, bone and breath
Standing guard between the soul and death
Not for glory, not for throne
I hold the world because I can’t let go
[Bridge]
What if mercy needs a human face?
What if heaven waits on one disgrace?
What if every soul is tied to mine?
What if I am the final line?
Then let the centuries break my frame
Let the universe forget my name
I will walk where no one else can stand
With all creation in my hands
[Final Chorus]
I am Adam, still alive
The last small reason you survive
Let the dark assemble at the door
I will not become nothing anymore
I am Adam, hear me swear
I will drag your souls toward open air
When my heart gives out its final tone
You will not face the void alone
[Outro]
One breath for the lost
One breath for the damned
One breath for the ones
Who never had a chance
I am Adam
I remain
Until every soul
Escapes the flame