"Surviving On Defiance" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Poppy from her sixth studio album Negative Spaces. It is the twelfth track on the album.
Background[]
Poppy revealed the title alongside the album's tracklist on November 15th, 2024.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
When I run
You won't find me tracing my steps
From what I wanted
All the horrors you made so real
Burned in mind as promised
[Pre-Chorus]
If I'm living, know I'm half-alive
I'm surviving on defiance
[Chorus]
I'm fighting in the wake
Unfettered, so maybe flowers
Will bloom for me again
The mirror in my face
She's screaming for blood and violence
But it's my time to pretend
[Verse 2]
As it was
I was losing myself to a fear
As a bittered constant
Oh, I refuse to know you from here
I'm a tempered object
[Pre-Chorus]
While the future's still looking bright
I'm surviving on defiance
[Chorus]
I'm fighting in the wake
Unfettered, so maybe flowers
Will bloom for me again
The mirror in my face
She's screaming for blood and violence
But it's my time to pretend
[Outro]
So run