Lyrics
Subtitles ready[Intro] (low guitar drone, distant kick drum building) [Verse 1] They told me turn the other cheek Told me patience makes you strong But I've been patient every week Watching patience prove me wrong Every olive branch I offered Came back broken in my hand So I'm done playing by the rules Of a game I never planned [Pre-Chorus] I tried the quiet, tried the calm Tried to turn away But some fires don't go out with words — They just wait [Chorus] Sometimes peace isn't the answer So I choose violence Sometimes silence isn't safer So I break the silence Don't call me savage for surviving What you built to break me Sometimes peace isn't the answer — So I choose [Verse 2] (vocals slightly more clipped, aggressive) You want me soft, you want me small Easy to predict, easy to control But I stopped shrinking in the hall Stopped apologizing for my soul This isn't rage without a reason This is a debt come due Every season I stayed silent Is a season back on you [Pre-Chorus] I tried the quiet, tried the calm Tried to turn away But some fires don't go out with words — They just wait [Chorus] Sometimes peace isn't the answer So I choose violence Sometimes silence isn't safer So I break the silence Don't call me savage for surviving What you built to break me Sometimes peace isn't the answer — So I choose [Bridge] (stripped down — just bass and vocals, half-spoken) Maybe peace was never mine to keep Maybe some things don't deserve my sleep I'm not asking, I'm not pleading anymore I'm just done [Breakdown] (heavy, distorted, primal screaming on CHOOSE) CHOOSE — CHOOSE — CHOOSE VIOLENCE [Final Chorus] (full band, wall of sound) Sometimes peace isn't the answer So I choose violence Sometimes silence isn't safer So I break the silence Don't call me savage for surviving What you built to break me Sometimes peace isn't the answer — So I choose [Outro] (guitar drone fades, one last whispered line) ...I choose.