Paper Cuts and Patches (Remastered)

Lyrics

Verse 1
I learned to flinch before the door
Before the step, before the voice
Kept my face like folded paper
Kept my heart in static noise

Thumb gone numb from counting exits
Mind too loud to hold one thought
I called it weakness, called it broken
While I was just carrying what I got

Pre-Chorus
Too much sound, too much light
Too many hands in my head
I kept saying, "I'm fine"
When I meant, "I'm scared instead"

Chorus
I was not lazy
I was not gone
I was just hurt
And still moving on
Say my name right
I’m coming back
Little by little
I got my back

Verse 2
Late got the map for the fire
Late got the name for the race
All my scattered little seasons
Had a rhythm I couldn't trace

Missed appointments, half-built sentences
Keys in the fridge, plans in the rain
Now I see the whole damn pattern
Not a flaw, just a different brain

Pre-Chorus
Too much noise, too much need
Too many tabs open wide
I kept blaming my weak hands
When they were holding on for life

Chorus
I was not lazy
I was not gone
I was just hurt
And still moving on
Say my name right
I’m coming back
Little by little
I got my back

Bridge
I don't need to earn my breathing
I don't need to bleed to prove
I can rest with the door locked
I can let my shoulders move

Old shame, you can sit down
I been dragging you for years
Now I set you by the window
Watch me turn my face to here

Final Chorus
I was not lazy
I was not gone
I was just hurt
And still moving on
Say my name right
I’m coming back
Little by little
I got my back

I was not lazy
I was not gone
I am still here
And I’m coming strong