Lyrics
Mm You feel that? Yeah Cold flare, low air, ash on the loading dock Red blink, chain swing, hand on the breaker box Night pressed, chest tense, dust in the artery I don’t come sweet — there’s smoke before mercy Black sky, backlight, sparks in the corridor Slow boots, bad news, scrape at the metal floor No rush, no bluff, I let the whole room read me When I step in hard, even silence believes me Hold that breath Count that cost I’ve been bent Never lost When that heat Starts to rise You can tell By my eyes— Smoke before mercy Smoke before mercy When the air gets heavy, that’s the warning first Smoke before mercy Hands in the dark, but my name don’t blur I don’t need grace when the pressure works When the walls start talkin’, I answer worse Smoke before mercy Wire hiss, lip split, heat in the pressure valve Hard truth, steel tooth, weight in the aftermath Burn mark, blunt heart, still I don’t tremble easy I don’t break clean — I leave the whole frame greasy Torch glow, shadow throw, oil on the concrete Dead calm, clenched palm, pulse in the backbeat Half scar, full charge, rage with a memory If the room wants peace, it gets smoke before mercy No retreat No disguise I’ve been ash I still rise Hear that floor Take that strain That’s the sound Of the chain— Smoke before mercy Smoke before mercy When the air gets heavy, that’s the warning first Smoke before mercy Hands in the dark, but my name don’t blur I don’t need grace when the pressure works When the walls start talkin’, I answer worse Smoke before mercy I don’t show up with a halo I show up with a match I don’t need the room to love me I just need it not to laugh Let it roll in Let it crawl Let the black cloud fill it all One spark One word Now watch the whole roof learn Smoke before mercy Smoke before mercy When the air gets heavy, that’s the warning first Smoke before mercy Hands in the dark, but my name don’t blur I don’t need grace when the pressure works When the walls start talkin’, I answer worse Smoke before mercy Before mercy Before mercy Smoke
Lyrics
Mm You feel that? Yeah Cold flare, low air, ash on the loading dock Red blink, chain swing, hand on the breaker box Night pressed, chest tense, dust in the artery I don’t come sweet — there’s smoke before mercy Black sky, backlight, sparks in the corridor Slow boots, bad news, scrape at the metal floor No rush, no bluff, I let the whole room read me When I step in hard, even silence believes me Hold that breath Count that cost I’ve been bent Never lost When that heat Starts to rise You can tell By my eyes— Smoke before mercy Smoke before mercy When the air gets heavy, that’s the warning first Smoke before mercy Hands in the dark, but my name don’t blur I don’t need grace when the pressure works When the walls start talkin’, I answer worse Smoke before mercy Wire hiss, lip split, heat in the pressure valve Hard truth, steel tooth, weight in the aftermath Burn mark, blunt heart, still I don’t tremble easy I don’t break clean — I leave the whole frame greasy Torch glow, shadow throw, oil on the concrete Dead calm, clenched palm, pulse in the backbeat Half scar, full charge, rage with a memory If the room wants peace, it gets smoke before mercy No retreat No disguise I’ve been ash I still rise Hear that floor Take that strain That’s the sound Of the chain— Smoke before mercy Smoke before mercy When the air gets heavy, that’s the warning first Smoke before mercy Hands in the dark, but my name don’t blur I don’t need grace when the pressure works When the walls start talkin’, I answer worse Smoke before mercy I don’t show up with a halo I show up with a match I don’t need the room to love me I just need it not to laugh Let it roll in Let it crawl Let the black cloud fill it all One spark One word Now watch the whole roof learn Smoke before mercy Smoke before mercy When the air gets heavy, that’s the warning first Smoke before mercy Hands in the dark, but my name don’t blur I don’t need grace when the pressure works When the walls start talkin’, I answer worse Smoke before mercy Before mercy Before mercy Smoke