[Verse 1] The sun cuts low on the dockside steel Blood-red water, but I keep still Hands in my pockets, jaw locked tight Two men breathe in this fading light One says kneel, says give it up One says drink from the broken cup I taste iron on my tongue This war is old, but it’s not done [Pre-Chorus] I hear my name in the smoke I hear my bones say, break I’ve carried this knife too long Now something in me wakes [Chorus] I fight me, I fight me Right at the edge of the sea I fight me, I fight me And nobody’s coming for me (For me) I fight me, I fight me With the sun bleeding through my teeth I fight me, I fight me Till the dark learns what it means [Verse 2] There’s a scar that I never showed Under the shirt where the cold wind blows Every lie that I fed my pride Built a cage where my fear could hide But the waves keep hitting the pier Like a drum for the things I fear If I fall, I fall alone If I stand, I take it home [Pre-Chorus] I hear my name in the smoke I hear my bones say, break I’ve carried this knife too long Now something in me wakes [Chorus] I fight me, I fight me Right at the edge of the sea I fight me, I fight me And nobody’s coming for me (For me) I fight me, I fight me With the sun bleeding through my teeth I fight me, I fight me Till the dark learns what it means [Bridge] Let the old grief burn Let the hard truth speak One last blow to the ghost in me One last step, one last bleed The horizon goes black But I’m still on my feet If the beast wants the crown It has to come through me [Final Chorus] I fight me, I fight me Right at the edge of the sea I fight me, I fight me And nobody’s coming for me (For me) I fight me, I fight me With the sun bleeding through my teeth I fight me, I fight me Till the dark learns what it means [Outro] The dock goes quiet The water holds my name I’m still here I’m still the same