I didn’t run.
I just watched what cleared.

Hallway humming like it knows my name
Exit sign buzzing through the pain
Smoke still hanging where the heat once was
Proof something burned, not what it was
I count my steps, not my losses
Learned how to move through pauses
Every warning light don’t mean stop
Some just mean breathe before you cross

I used to panic at the flashing red
Now I just read what it’s saying instead

There’s smoke on the exit signs
But I can still see the way
I don’t need it clean
I just need space
Every alarm ain’t a prophecy
Some just tell you what survived
Yeah there’s smoke on the exit signs
I’m still alive

I stayed calm when the ceiling cracked
That’s growth, that’s facts
I don’t sprint from the sound no more
I listen close, then act
Fear talk loud but it fades quick
Truth stay steady when you name it
I don’t chase the door in a rush
I trust what I built to hold up

If it was going to take me out
It would’ve done it by now

There’s smoke on the exit signs (still here)
But I can still see the way (eyes open)
I don’t need it clean
I just need space
Every alarm ain’t a prophecy
Some just tell you what survived
Yeah there’s smoke on the exit signs
I’m still alive

Not safe.
Just clear enough to move.