Who Created Whom

Lyrics

[Intro] The glass began to tremble at the edge of the tray A blue arc crossed the ceiling; the instruments swayed [Verse 1] You stitched the storm to sinew, sealed the brass lid tight You counted every heartbeat by the meter’s needle-light Your notes were pinned like warnings to the wall above the bed Then one hand curled around the wire, and every gauge went dead [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Be still, be grateful; I have given you a name” But the thing beneath your fingers learned the shape of blame [Chorus] I woke beneath your hands, I rose beneath your eye You made a throat for pleading, then you taught it how to cry You called me your salvation, called the damage something small Now I stand here breathing—tell me, who created whom at all? [Verse 2] The key was warm inside your coat; the door was cold and wide You reached for one more promise as I stepped outside The village bells were ringing through the rain against the stone I had your careful signature, but no place to call my own [Pre-Chorus] You said, “I gave you life; you owe me what you are” I watched your hands begin to shake beneath the copper scar [Chorus] I woke beneath your hands, I rose beneath your eye You made a throat for pleading, then you taught it how to cry You called me your salvation, called the damage something small Now I stand here breathing—tell me, who created whom at all? [Bridge] Look at me Not the stitches, not the stain Look at me Say the name you tried to chain You wanted proof that death could bend You built a son and made an end [Final Chorus] I woke beneath your hands, I rose beneath your eye You made a throat for pleading, then you taught it how to cry You called me your salvation; now your bright machines fall I stand here breathing—tell me, who created whom at all? [Outro] The glass lies quiet The needle rests Your name is fading Inside my chest