[Verse]
Torn paper hearts, scattered in my chest,
Childhood shadows won't let me rest.
Every choice a blade, cutting through my mind,
Happiness or death, no middle I can find.
[Chorus]
Why do I have to choose, why can't I just be?
Chained to the past, can't set myself free.
A tug-of-war inside, ripping at my seams,
Happiness or death, trapped between extremes.
[Verse 2]
Ghosts in the hallway, screaming in my veins,
Memories like hurricanes, circling my pain.
Momma's voice a whip, daddy's silence cold,
The child inside still crying, never grows old.
[Bridge]
Mirror cracked, reflections never clear,
Who am I today? The answer's what I fear.
Swinging on a pendulum, I’m losing my grip,
Falling into voids, drowning as I slip.
[Chorus]
Why do I have to choose, why can't I just be?
Chained to the past, can't set myself free.
A tug-of-war inside, ripping at my seams,
Happiness or death, trapped between extremes.
[Verse 3]
Band-aids on the scars, but they still bleed,
A garden of thorns, no room for seeds.
Borderlines drawn in the sand of my soul,
Every step forward leaves another hole.