November Eighteen

Lyrics

[Verse 1] March 8, 2023 I left my desk and lost the floor One day I was counting numbers Next day I was counting doors Every other day I’d sit there Six hours tied to that chair Then it turned to ten at home Like the dark was living there [Pre-Chorus] I watched the clock chew daylight I watched my body fight I learned how far a man can fall And still reach for life [Chorus] November eighteenth That’s my new birthday November eighteenth You brought me back to stay I was gone, I was halfway gone Then your hands said, “hold on” November eighteenth That’s my new birthday [Verse 2] My closest friend stood up for me Said, “I’ll give what I can give” Then the door got slammed so hard Days before the knife and lift I stood there with my blood gone cold With a future on the line Then my stepbrother stepped in And changed the ending in time [Pre-Chorus] I had a name for suffering I had a face for grace And every prayer I ever broke Came back to me that day [Chorus] November eighteenth That’s my new birthday November eighteenth You brought me back to stay I was gone, I was halfway gone Then your hands said, “hold on” November eighteenth That’s my new birthday [Bridge] I wore the white walls like a sentence I wore my fear like skin But blood can carry mercy And mercy let me live again So if you see me in the morning Standing straighter than before Know I died in one December And came back through a brother’s door [Chorus] November eighteenth That’s my new birthday November eighteenth You brought me back to stay I was gone, I was halfway gone Then your hands said, “hold on” November eighteenth That’s my new birthday