Not Today

Lyrics

[Intro] No— not today. [Verse 1] You left the clock face cracked on the kitchen wall Said I would fold when the pressure started to crawl I kept your borrowed doubt in a rusted tin Now every locked door sounds like a place I can win [Pre-Chorus] Count the bruises, count the names I learned to breathe inside the flames [Chorus] Not today, I won't bend Not today, this is where it ends You can raise your walls, you can call my name I am walking through the wreckage without shame Not today—hear me say I take my life back anyway [Verse 2] The bus ran late beneath a sky the color of steel A torn-up photograph showed me what was real No more waiting for permission at the edge No more sleeping with one hand around the pledge [Pre-Chorus] Count the bruises, count the names I learned to breathe inside the flames [Chorus] Not today, I won't bend Not today, this is where it ends You can raise your walls, you can call my name I am walking through the wreckage without shame Not today—hear me say I take my life back anyway [Bridge] [Scream] You don't get the last word! The floor is shaking, but I stand Dust and splinters in my hands If I fall, I'll rise awake If you strike, I'll never break [Breakdown] Not today! Not today! I am still here! [Final Chorus] Not today, I won't bend Not today, this is where it ends Let the old world crack beneath the weight I have spent too long arriving late Not today—hear me say I take my life back anyway Not today! Not today! [Outro] The clock starts over. Not today.