Hands in the Undertow

(Verse 1 – low, strained)
Black water lungs, I’m choking on the silence
Every breath tastes like a war I already lost
Teeth clenched tight just to keep me from crying
Heartbeat dragging like a body I can’t toss

I’ve been sinking in the echo of your ghost
Every shadow’s got a knife against my throat

(Pre-Chorus – building)
I was inches from the bottom, letting go…

(Chorus – explosive, screamed/sung)
I’M DROWNING IN THE DARK AGAIN
CAN’T FIND WHERE THE FUCK I END
WEIGHT OF THE WORLD IN MY CHEST—CAVING IN
BUT THEN YOUR HAND CUT THROUGH THE VOID
LIKE A LIGHT I CAN’T DESTROY
YOU DRAG ME UP, YOU MAKE ME BREATHE AGAIN

(Verse 2 – melodic but raw)
Cold skin, numb veins, I was fading to nothing
Every second felt like sinking in stone
I made peace with the demons I was becoming
Built a grave out of a heart I don’t own

Then your voice hit like a crack in the deep
Said “don’t you dare give up on me”

(Pre-Chorus – rising tension)
I was ready just to disappear…

(Chorus – bigger, layered)
I’M DROWNING IN THE DARK AGAIN
CAN’T FIND WHERE THE FUCK I END
WEIGHT OF THE WORLD IN MY CHEST—CAVING IN
BUT THEN YOUR HAND CUT THROUGH THE VOID
LIKE A LIGHT I CAN’T DESTROY
YOU DRAG ME UP, YOU MAKE ME BREATHE AGAIN

(Breakdown – screamed, heavy)
I WAS SIX FEET DOWN IN MY OWN HEAD
DIGGING MY GRAVE WITH EVERY WORD YOU SAID
BUT YOU—YOU RIPPED THE NIGHT WIDE OPEN
PULLED ME OUT BEFORE I BROKE AND—

(half-time)
I felt the air hit my lungs like fire
Pain never felt so much like life

(Bridge – soft, emotional clean vocals)
You’re the spark in the blackout
The pulse when I flatline
The reason I’m still here
When I should’ve died

I was gone… I was gone…
But you wouldn’t let me fade

(Final Chorus – massive)
I WAS DROWNING IN THE DARK AGAIN
NOW I KNOW WHERE THE FUCK I END
NOT IN THE GRAVE THAT WAS CAVING IN
YOUR HAND STILL PULLS ME THROUGH THE VOID
YOU’RE THE LIGHT I CAN’T DESTROY
YOU DRAG ME UP—

(Outro – raw, fading scream)
AND I BREATHE…
I FUCKING BREATHE AGAIN.

Emo rock, gritty, intense, raw