soberangel - never touch her heart

[Verse 1]
i kissed her like a period at the end of a lie
her lips still tasted like the truth i left behind
the train moved slow through tunnels made of dread
aluminum can crushed between my shaking hands
i typed out thirty sorries i would never send
deleted every one before the station came
the school stood hollow like a body without breath
i climbed the stairs toward the ghost of who we used to be

[Chorus]
and i would let him take me apart, oh, oh
if it meant he'd never touch her heart, oh, oh
swallowed every threat like communion wine, no, oh
broke myself so she could stay divine, oh, oh
metal on my skin
blood begins to thin
these are the moments i trade myself in

[Verse ]
he circled me like something that he owned
his words were soft like pillows meant to suffocate
three years of planning written in his eyes
i was never anything but practice for her name
the blade came quick, a whisper then a scream
red blooming outward like a flower made of shame
he said i ruined everything he built
i told him she already knew what he became

[Chorus]
and i would let him break my bones, oh, oh
if it meant she'd never be alone, oh, oh
every bruise a letter in her name, no, oh
i would burn again to keep her from the flame, oh, oh
fingers on my throat
watching myself float
these are the prayers that i never spoke

[Bridge]
his hands closed in and the sky turned white, woah, woah
i saw her face in the fading light, woah, woah
miso soup too salty but i drank it all, woah, woah
for the first time i didn't want to fall, oh no

[Verse]
i used to dream of disappearing clean
a quiet exit no one would have to mourn
but oxygen became a thing worth fighting for
when i remembered how she laughs at 3am
the way she held me like i wasn't made of cracks
like maybe broken things could still be warm
i woke up to her crying in my hair
and understood that dying was the coward's way to care

[Outro]
and i came back for her, oh, oh
stitches in my side but i came back for her, oh, oh
lied to keep her safe and almost left for good, no, oh
i'd do it all again, i think she understood, oh, oh
her tears on my face
hospital embrace
i finally found a reason to stay
to stay...
Lyra...
i'm still here...

mixed by AI