Knots I Can’t Cut

[Intro] Pull Tight Pull Tight [Verse 1] Got a bad knot deep in the wire Bad knot down in the want Bad knot tied in the bloodline Bad knot right where it starts I’ve tried drink I’ve tried prayer I’ve tried chewing through the dark But some things don’t come loose They just pull back harder when they’re marked [Pre-Chorus] I pull till my hands go numb I pull till the skin splits thin I pull and the whole damn thing Just knots itself again [Chorus] Knots I can’t cut Knots I can’t kill Knots I can’t pull out No matter how still Knots I can’t cut Deep under the skin Every time I think they’re gone They tie themselves again [Verse 2] One looks like my father’s jaw One sounds like my mother’s name One wears the face of every fix I ever lit and called a flame One sits quiet in the good days One wakes mean in the dark One says “come on, just one more time” And smiles like it knows my heart [Pre-Chorus] I pull till my hands go numb I pull till the skin splits thin I pull and the whole damn thing Just knots itself again [Chorus] Knots I can’t cut Knots I can’t kill Knots I can’t pull out No matter how still Knots I can’t cut Deep under the skin Every time I think they’re gone They tie themselves again [Bridge] I wanted one clean slice One clean break One clean body One clean slate Instead I got this rope Still burning through my hands A life full of loose ends Tied back into the man [Breakdown] Knot in the jaw Knot in the lung Knot in the hand Knot on the tongue Cut it once Cut it twice Still wakes up Still alive [Final Chorus] Knots I can’t cut Knots I can’t kill Knots I can’t pull out No matter how still Knots I can’t cut Deep under the skin Every time I think they’re gone They tie themselves again Knots I can’t cut Still tightening in Knots I can’t cut Still tightening in [Outro] Pull Tight Pull Tight