Better Off Broken

[Intro – Guitar Feedback + Snare Hit Into Riff]
	[—> Gritty feedback fades in, tense and low]
	[—> Tight snare crack cuts through]
	[—> Drop right into a fast, sharp riff in Drop A#, drums double-time]
[→ Vocal cue screamed]
“If I’m not enough—then I’ll be nothing at all!”

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[Verse 1 – Screamed / Tight Flow]
I wore my smile like a chain
Tried to fix it all but stayed the same
Built a house out of my pain
And dared the storm to know my name

You want the truth? You want the mess?
I gave it all and nothing’s left
I’m not your savior, not your friend
I’m just the end I won’t defend

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[Pre-Chorus – Half-Clean Build]
You said I’d heal
You said I’d grow
But some things crack
And never show

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[Chorus – Big Clean Hook + Melodic Lead]
Maybe I’m better off broken
At least these cracks are open
You never saw what I held back
You just watched it all collapse
So if I leave, don’t say my name
Don’t play this off like I’m okay
I’m not fine
I’m just frozen
Maybe I’m better off broken

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[Verse 2 – Screamed, More Aggressive]
Pulled the pin and held the grin
Said I’m okay while caving in
Every breath a borrowed lie
Every hope I let just die

I screamed into your silence loud
You never turned. You faced the crowd.
I gave my soul for one last call
But you just watched me start to fall

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[Breakdown – Brutal, Pacing Slow and Violent]
I’D RATHER BREAK THAN FAKE A SMILE!
I’D RATHER BLEED THAN WALK THIS MILE!
EVERY WORD YOU FED ME HURT!
NOW WATCH ME FALL FACE-FIRST INTO DIRT!

[→ Guitar bends and chugs, massive drop]
[→ Vocals overlap] “Let me break—let me break—let me—BREAK!”

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[Bridge – Clean Melody, Spoken Overlap]
[Clean melody]
You said I’d find my peace in time…
But time just made me lie…
[Spoken]
I tried. I swear I did. But this feels more like me than I ever was.

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[Final Breakdown – Slower, Angrier, Real]
I TRIED TO CHANGE—YOU CHANGED THE RULES!
YOU HELD THE GUN—AND CALLED ME FOOL!
I’M NOT YOUR PIECE—NOT PART OF YOU!
I’M THE ASH OF WHAT YOU PUT ME THROUGH!

[→ Full-band slam. Then drop to silence. Then…]

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[Final Chorus – Heaviest, Most Honest]
Maybe I’m better off broken
At least these scars are open
I never asked to be your light
You just watched me lose the fight
So if I go, don’t say I’m strong
Don’t tell the world you had me wrong
I’m not fine
I’m outspoken
Maybe I’m better off broken

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[Outro – Feedback + Distant Whispers]
[→ Fading guitar feedback]
[→ Echoed scream buried in reverb]
“I was never whole to begin with.”

Metalcore / Emotionally Wrecked / Destructioncore, male