Verse 1 I chewed through cities like cheap bones, never stayed long enough to bleed. I learned to leave before it mattered, ’cause staying always scars me deep. I move like fire looking for air, burn fast — don’t let it touch. But since you’re walking next to me, even the hunger shuts its mouth. Pre-Chorus Maybe this isn’t fate or grace, maybe it’s just a loaded pause. I stopped running from the quiet — now I hear it sharpening its claws. Chorus I won’t walk faster than you. I won’t swear this won’t go wrong. It feels right — and that’s exactly why I don’t trust it long. I won’t walk faster than you. I stay — with my teeth clenched tight in fear. Verse 2 We don’t talk about tomorrow, it stares at us like a blade. We let the minutes rot between us, time’s just another debt unpaid. You hear me when I say nothing, like you’re reading open wounds. Some things stay locked behind our teeth ’cause truth knows how to kill a room. Pre-Chorus 2 Maybe this doesn’t need a name, names are nails you hammer in. Sometimes it’s enough to know someone’s standing in the same ruin. Chorus I won’t walk faster than you. I won’t lie and call this safe. It feels right — and I’ve learned how dangerous that can taste. I won’t walk faster than you. I stay — even shaking at the knees. Bridge (spoken / near-growl, drums almost gone) If tomorrow rips this open, I’ll carry what we couldn’t hide. No clean ending, no absolution — just the weight of standing side by side. Final Chorus (heavier, oppressive, no lift) I won’t walk faster than you. I won’t pray this won’t decay. It feels right — and I know how fast that slips away. I won’t walk faster than you. I stay — and I know exactly what that costs. Outro (quiet, cold) If you stay with me, nothing gets forgiven. We walk this stretch together — and that’s a risk I’m willing to live in.