Beneath The Weight

[Intro – Instruments fading in slowly]
[-Clean guitar playing a haunting progression. Bass swells in. Slow cymbal crashes. Drums heartbeat-soft until the first verse fully enters-]
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[Verse 1]
I’ve been walking with the shadow of myself at my side
Dragging every broken promise I’ve tried to hide
The mirror just stares like it knows what I’ve done
And the weight on my chest feels like a loaded gun
[Verse 1 – Continued]
I’ve fought through the nights with no stars in the sky
And pretended I’m fine when I’m just getting by
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[Pre-Chorus]
I’m tired of the voices that tell me to change
When they’ve never once felt this kind of pain
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[Chorus]
I’m crushed beneath the weight I’ve been holding inside
I’m bleeding in silence while I’m smiling outside
And fuck all the whispers that say I’ll be fine
They don’t know the hell I fight in my mind
Still I’m here, though I’m breaking apart
Still I’m here, though it’s tearing my heart
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[Verse 2]
I’ve been trying to outrun all the ghosts in my head
But they follow me closer with every step that I tread
The cracks in my soul let the darkness seep through
And no matter how I fight, it still sticks like glue
[Verse 2 – Continued]
I’ve screamed at the walls ‘til my voice disappeared
But the echoes just tell me the same thing I’ve feared
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[Pre-Chorus 2]
Don’t tell me I’m strong ‘cause I’m still here alive
You don’t see the storm that I keep inside
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[Chorus –Repeat, Heavier-]
I’m crushed beneath the weight I’ve been holding inside
I’m bleeding in silence while I’m smiling outside
And fuck all the whispers that say I’ll be fine
They don’t know the hell I fight in my mind
Still I’m here, though I’m breaking apart
Still I’m here, though it’s tearing my heart
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[Bridge –Building Intensity-]
The chains that I drag, they cut through my skin
Every loss I’ve carried burns deep within
I’m not looking for pity, not searching for cure
But I’ll fight through the fire ‘cause pain makes me sure
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[Breakdown –Screamed/Sung-]
Let it burn
Let it tear
Let it cut
I don’t care
Every scar
Every cry
Is the reason I’m alive
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[Final Chorus –Full Power, Layered Vocals-]
I’m crushed beneath the weight I’ve been holding inside
I’m bleeding in silence while I’m smiling outside
And fuck all the whispers that say I’ll be fine
They don’t know the hell I fight in my mind
Still I’m here, though I’m breaking apart
Still I’m here, though it’s tearing my heart
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[Outro –Instruments fade to nothing-]
[-Intro guitar riff returns, soft, slow, fading out-]
Still I’m here…
Still I’m here…

Emotional Rock / Post-Grunge / Alternative Hard Rock, male