Famous for the Wound

[Intro] [Verse 1] I used to hide it under my shirt. Now I hold it up where the cameras work. I used to flinch when the question came. Now I answer slow so they feel the shape. They call it healing. I call it content. They call it courage. I call it rent. I learned the angle. I learned the light. I learned which part still looks good at night. [Pre-Chorus] I didn’t mean to make it a show. I just didn’t want to be alone. [Chorus] Famous for the wound. Not the living. Famous for the wound. Not the getting through. The cut was real. The crowd was the trap. Now I keep it bleeding so I don’t collapse. [Verse 2] I learned how to say it just raw enough. Not too clean. Not too rough. Leave a little blood at the edge of the frame. Close enough to touch. Far enough from blame. I learned how to break without losing the take. Learned how to fall where the cameras stay. They say, “thank you for sharing.” I say, “you’re welcome.” Then I count the faces watching me come undone. [Bridge] I gave them the worst night of my life. They gave it back with better lighting. I told the truth once. They asked if I could tell it again. I told the truth twice. They asked if I could make it a hymn. I told the truth three times. Then I started needing them. [Final Chorus] Famous for the wound. Not the living. Famous for the wound. Not the getting through. The cut was real. The crowd was the trap. Now I keep it bleeding so I don’t collapse. So I don’t collapse. So I don’t collapse. [Outro ] I used to hide it. Now I sell it. And I don’t know which one hurt more.