Roots Through Stone

Lyrics

[Intro] The room is holding its breath again Dust on the frame, rust under the skin I hear the floorboards count my steps Like every buried thing has left [Verse 1] You drew a line across the door Said I was less than I was before I carried every word downstairs And stacked them neatly with the broken chairs I learned the weight of a borrowed name How a quiet match can start a flame Now the walls lean in, but I won't bend I know exactly where the silence ends [Pre-Chorus] Keep your hand on the lock Keep your mouth full of blame I have lived in the dark And I remember my name [Chorus] I won't disappear for you I won't become what you put me through Let the whole house shake tonight I am still here, I am still alive You can bury the truth below But the roots keep tearing through the stone When the last false promise falls I will be standing through it all [Verse 2] There is a mark beside the stairs From the night you swore nobody cared I touched that scar and felt it speak Not every wound means I am weak The old machine in the basement groans Turning dead hours into bones I cut the cord, I kill the sound And feel the ground come back around [Pre-Chorus] Keep your hand on the lock Keep your mouth full of blame I have lived in the dark And I remember my name [Chorus] I won't disappear for you I won't become what you put me through Let the whole house shake tonight I am still here, I am still alive You can bury the truth below But the roots keep tearing through the stone When the last false promise falls I will be standing through it all [Bridge] No more borrowed breath No more waiting for permission You made a cage from every threat I made a door from the collision [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] I won't disappear for you I won't become what you put me through Let the whole house shake tonight I am still here, I am still alive You can bury the truth below But the roots keep tearing through the stone When the last false promise falls I will be standing through it all [Outro] The room is empty, morning comes I leave the key beneath the dust No chain, no vow, no borrowed throne I take the pieces and go home