[Verse 1]
I have something to say as has anyone who's ever made
Anything worth enjoying, nobody can destroy it
Left unchecked, it mutates, bleeding desperation to create
Collapses me like a star, sickness inside my heart
Whenever I fear death, I think of that which I would fear much more
Never dying, is that what you all are striving for
I leave a stream of greenery in every path I walk
Chased by a monster of a thousand voices that always wants one more
[Chorus]
Please don't ever take it from me
Changes the colour of the air that I breathe
[Verse 2]
In grief's fertile land, the space in between clapping hands
They say it'll pass, I used to pray that it would
But its absence never brought anything good
I wake in the morning, do all of my chores, then
Of thinking in silence, and drinking sweet wine
Putting my mind somewhere outside where it can feel the sun
Maybe it'll connect with someone
[Pre-Chorus]
The world's the world and I'm a person in a tiny body
I vow to live, I won't let fear be anything that stops me
I'm not a violent person, but I make things with aggression
I'm not a violent person, but my work is one exception
[Chorus]
I won't let you take it from me
Changes the colour of the air that I breathe
[Bridge]
I wasn't always tortured, I made art long before then
I call into the void until I lose my voice
But sometimes a cry reverberates back
A child with mud-caked hands or a prolific and obsessive older man
I'd do it unpaid, unseen, unthanked
It's worth more than anything that I have
(You can never have it ever)
(You can never have it ever)
(You can never have it ever)
[Chorus]
(You can—) I won't let you take it from me
Changes the colour of the air that I breathe
I won't let you take it from me
Changes the colour of the air that I breathe
I won't let you take it from me
