[Verse 1]
A word slips loose in a borrowed room
Cold as a blade through the candle gloom
You lift your hand, but the air turns red
And every brave thing goes quiet instead
[Pre-Chorus]
No warning written on the wall
Just one small sound, then the silence falls
[Chorus]
Sectumsempra, cut through the pride
A nameless wound that the dark can hide
I called for power; it answered with pain
Now every syllable carries a stain
Sectumsempra, what have I done?
The spell is spoken; the hurt has begun
[Verse 2]
A book held secrets beneath its skin
A schoolboy's scrawl let the danger in
I thought a sharp word would make me strong
I never knew how far it could go wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
No victory waits beyond that sound
Only the cost when the truth comes round
[Chorus]
Sectumsempra, cut through the pride
A nameless wound that the dark can hide
I called for power; it answered with pain
Now every syllable carries a stain
Sectumsempra, what have I done?
The spell is spoken; the hurt has begun
[Bridge]
Put down the page, unclose your hand
Some doors obey what they don't understand
If mercy can reach where the damage was made
Let healing be stronger than the word I gave
[Final Chorus]
Sectumsempra, cut through the pride
I won't let anger decide what survives
I called for power; I answer with care
I won't leave another alone in despair
Sectumsempra, I know what it's done
The spell may be spoken; the choice isn't done
[Outro]
A word can wound, a hand can stay
I choose the light of an unarmed day