The boy who fell out of the story

[Verse 1]
Woke with a shiver, spine like a knife
Rattling bus, dead weight of my life
Stepped off alone, world turned inside out
Searching for someone I once dreamed about

[Pre-Chorus]
Silent sky, wind holding its breath
No heartbeat here, just echoes of death
Then out from the mist, with that sinister smile
Came my father — long buried, defiled

[Chorus] (screamed & sung layered)
He drove through my bones but spared my soul (my soul!)
Left me broken, crawling out of control
They erased me, replaced me, tore me apart
But I’m the ghost with a bleeding heart!

[Verse 2]
The house was warm, full of perfect lies
Laughter and love with unfamiliar eyes
Mother and father, their faces all wrong
Two flawless sons where I don’t belong

[Bridge] (spoken → screamed)
“You’re not real… you’re just a flaw
A glitch in the code we can’t ignore!”
But shadows remember and echoes don’t sleep
I’m the nightmare buried too deep

[Breakdown] (all screamed, chugging guitars)
Who am I now? A ghost or a fake?
A dream reality tried to break!
I’m the ripple where calm used to be
The “why” you never wanted to see!

[Chorus – final, huge wall of sound]
They erased me, replaced me, tore me apart (apart!)
But I’m still here with this hollow heart
I am the orphaned reflection denied
I am the child who never quite died!

[Outro – haunting melodic vocal]
I am the child...
Who never… quite… died.

Metalcore,alternative metal,alternative rock,post-hardcore,pop rock,electronic rock