Quiet Lattice

[Intro] Dim room, clock ticks like a fault line in the chest Ash on the tongue, I measure the quiet I possess [Verse 1] I walk the edge of a memory, where the colors fade to gray Breath fogs the window of my choices, night swallows the day A pulse of doubt drums deeper than the syllables I say In the pull of the silence, I’m learning where the shadows stay [Pre-Chorus] Hold my breath, count the echoes forming walls I can’t erase Face in the glass, a stranger’s eyes return the gaze [Chorus] I would name the ache if words would listen I’m tracing scars that never show on the skin Tension hangs, a quiet lattice risen Inside my chest, where storms begin [Verse 2] Concrete veins of the city bleed into my thoughts I keep the door half-open to remind myself I’m caught The morning wears a crown of ash and is it truth or loss I’ve sought? I’m listening for a signal in the static thoughts I’ve taught [Pre-Chorus] Hold my breath, count the echoes forming walls I can’t erase Face in the glass, a stranger’s eyes return the gaze [Chorus] I would name the ache if words would listen I’m tracing scars that never show on the skin Tension hangs, a quiet lattice risen Inside my chest, where storms begin [Bridge] If the night laid down its mask, would I find a key or stay unmade? The clock rehearses the same old lines I never said Still I breathe against the dark, a stubborn flame I’ve kept intact [Chorus] I would name the ache if words would listen I’m tracing scars that never show on the skin Tension hangs, a quiet lattice risen Inside my chest, where storms begin [Outro] The room narrows to a single breath, and I am still becoming In the space between surrender and the will to rise, I’m learning to listen to the hush of morning