[Verse 1]
Been dragging weight down a dead-end road
Back bent heavy from the things I know
Every wound still talks when the night gets loud
Every memory still tries to pull me down
I buried love but it clawed back out
Still hear its voice when I’m full of doubt
Still feel the cut where the blade went in
Like the hurt won’t close, just splits again
I gave my blood to the wrong damn hands
Watched ‘em crush it like it meant nothing
Built my trust on broken ground
Watched it sink and pull me under
I kept running from what I felt
Kept it hidden, kept it held
But pain don’t die when you bury it low
It waits its turn just so it can grow
[Pre-Chorus]
There’s still something breathing in my chest
A little bit of pain that ain’t laid to rest
And if it’s living, it’s gotta go
I’ve fed it long enough to know
[Chorus]
Kill what still hurts, cut it at the root
Rip that poison out, face the truth
If it keeps me down, if it keeps me low
Put it in the dirt and let it go
Kill what still hurts, don’t let it stay
Don’t let it live another day
If it keeps bleeding through my skin
Then I’ll kill it till it dies within
[Verse 2]
I killed the trust, I killed the dream
Killed the man who still believed
Killed the hope that kept me blind
Left that weakness far behind
Family names don’t shake me now
Fake love died and I laid it down
All the lies they fed my head
Got buried with the words they said
And Darien Sol? He’s gone for good
That soft side drowned where the black water stood
Ain’t no saving what was lost
Only pain and what it cost
I looked around at what remained
Empty rooms and dirt-stained names
Everything I used to chase
Turned to ruin in one place
Now the truth cuts hard and clean
Nothing’s ever what it seems
If I want peace, it won’t come free
I gotta tear it out of me
[Pre-Chorus]
Still one wound won’t leave my side
Still one hurt that won’t run dry
Still one part that drags me back
Still one crack I can’t patch
And I know now what I must do
Put that blade through what cuts through
No more letting pain survive
No more letting it stay alive
[Chorus]
Kill what still hurts, cut it at the root
Rip that poison out, face the truth
If it keeps me down, if it keeps me low
Put it in the dirt and let it go
Kill what still hurts, don’t let it stay
Don’t let it live another day
If it keeps bleeding through my skin
Then I’ll kill it till it dies within
[Final Chorus]
Kill what still hurts, break it down
Drag it screaming to the ground
I’ve carried pain for far too long
Now it’s time to end what held on
Kill what still hurts, make it bleed
Starve the ache and choke the need
No more mercy, no more curse
Tonight I kill what still hurts
Kill what still hurts, hear me now
I won’t let it own me now
If there’s one last thing that keeps me weak
I’ll hunt it down and make it bleed
Kill what still hurts, bury it deep
Put it down and let it sleep
If it rises, I’ll end it worse
Till there’s nothing left that hurts.
