Cracked Backbone

I was holding up the ceiling With two tired hands and a cracked backbone Called out names, they turned to shadows Guess some roads you walk alone Burned my throat from all that explaining Every scar, every late-night storm Till I learned that every answer Just invited one more war Once you crawl through your worst time alone You stop begging anybody to stay If you leave when the weather turns cold I just watch you walking away You don't have to understand my life You don't have to get my pain When the shoe tightens, I'm the one I'm the one who feels the strain I don't hate you for your silence I just learned what silence means You were there for all my good days Packed your bags when I split at the seams So I stitched my own reflection With whatever strength I had left Now I measure love by actions Not the letters in a text Once you crawl through your worst time alone You stop begging anybody to stay If you leave when the weather turns cold I just watch you walking away You don't have to understand my life You don't have to get my pain When the shoe tightens, I'm the one I'm the one who feels the strain So I keep my circle smaller Than the flame on my last match (oh) If you're here, then you're here for the fire Not the flash, not the flash Once you crawl through your worst time alone You stop begging anybody to stay If you leave when the weather turns cold I just watch you walking away You don't have to understand my life You don't have to get my pain When the shoe tightens, I'm the one I'm the one who walks through the flame