What It Cost

[Verse]
The sun rose red but it felt like a bruise
Each step I took was a gamble to lose
The weight of the air too thick to swallow
Every road ahead just led to hollow

[Chorus]
What it cost
What it cost
The pieces I lost
Every breath bought with a scream
Trading life for a dream

[Verse 2]
I sold my hope for a slice of night
I buried my heart to keep up the fight
The mirror cracked from the weight of my stare
The person I was is no longer there

[Prechorus]
And the ledger burns
It always burns
Each scar a line
Each tear a turn

[Chorus]
What it cost
What it cost
The bridges I crossed
Every heartbeat a debt unpaid
Every light slowly fades

[Bridge]
I tore off my wings to crawl through the fire
I burned down my past just to climb higher
The ashes cling
They whisper my name
Survival is brutal
But it’s not the same