NUMB OR FREE

[Intro]
Static brain
Blank screen
Teeth clenched
Silent scream
[Verse 1]
I smash my fists through another day
Clock keeps grinning in my face
Same four walls
Same cheap paint
If this is living
Then what is escape?
I stab my nerves
But they don't reply
You touch my skin
It’s dry
It’s tired
I hear your voice like it’s underwater
Mouth says "fine" while my bones grow harder
[Chorus]
I’m numb
Can’t feel the pain
Can’t feel anything
Am I really free? (am I really free?)
I’m numb
Do you really see I’m not free?
Help me
Wake me up
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
I laugh on cue
I’ve rehearsed that line
Scroll my soul through a plastic shine
Every “like” just digs that ditch
Every smile’s another twitch
You say "cheer up
" yeah
That old fix
As if a sticker heals a brick
I’m a ghost stomping through this crowd
Heart turned down while my head screams loud
[Chorus]
I’m numb
Can’t feel the pain
Can’t feel anything
Am I really free? (am I really free?)
I’m numb
Do you really see I’m not free?
Help me
Wake me up
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[drums drop to toms
Chant rhythm]
Am I really free?
Or just walking in a circle
Dragging broken feet
Am I really free?
Or chained to a mirror that lies to me
Am I really free?
Or a program stuck on repeat repeat
Am I really free?
Answer me
Answer me
[guitar solo]
[Breakdown]
[whispered vocals]
I’m so
So tired
Of feeling
Nothing
[low vocal register
Then rising]
Rip these stitches
Tear this skin
If I can’t feel
Then let it begin
Flood my veins
With something real
Even if it burns
At least I’ll heal
[Chorus]
I’m numb
Can’t feel the pain
Can’t feel anything
Am I really free? (am I really free?)
I’m numb
Do you really see I’m not free?
Help me
Wake me up
[Chorus]
[Outro]
[gang vocals
Shouted]
Wake me up
Wake me up
If I’m still here
If I still breathe
Wake me up
Wake me up
’Cause I’m not free
I’m not free
[guitar feedback squeal
Sudden cut]

rock, Aggressive hard rock punk with male vocals, overdriven guitars locked to a relentless drum groove. Verses are half-spoken shouts on a tight riff; choruses explode with gang vocals and open chords. Short feedback squeals, pick slides, and a trashy crash cymbal keep the energy raw. Bridge drops to a choked, tom-heavy stomp before a final all-out wall of sound and screamed ad-libs., hard rock, punk