[Intro –Instruments fading in-]
[-Clean guitar picking a haunting riff, bass rumble grows, drums start with slow cymbal swells, building until the verse kicks in-]
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[Verse 1]
I’ve been running from the truth for too damn long
Tried to bury my pain but it still comes on strong
Every smile I fake feels like another chain
Wrapping tighter around the edges of my brain
[Verse 1 – Continued]
The weight on my chest, yeah, it cuts like a knife
And I’m bleeding in silence just to feel alive
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[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t tell me “it’s fine” when you don’t understand
I’m holding my ground with blood on my hands
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[Chorus]
I drown the fire but it still keeps burning
I cut the cord but my heart keeps yearning
Tried to escape but the walls close in
This pain’s not a wound—it’s carved in my skin
So fuck all the voices saying “you’ll be okay”
I’m breaking apart, but I’m here anyway
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[Verse 2]
I’ve screamed at the night, but it just stares back
Every step that I take leaves another crack
You think I’m weak ‘cause my hands still shake
But it takes more strength just to bend and not break
[Verse 2 – Continued]
And I’d rather feel pain than nothing at all
‘Cause numbness is colder than the hardest fall
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[Pre-Chorus 2]
I’m not your lost cause, I’m not your regret
I’m the ghost in the mirror you can’t forget
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[Chorus –Repeat, Heavier-]
I drown the fire but it still keeps burning
I cut the cord but my heart keeps yearning
Tried to escape but the walls close in
This pain’s not a wound—it’s carved in my skin
So fuck all the voices saying “you’ll be okay”
I’m breaking apart, but I’m here anyway
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[Bridge –Heavy Build-Up-]
The smoke in my lungs, the ache in my chest
Every scar I’ve earned is a battle I’ve blessed
I’ll never be clean, I’ll never be pure
But I’ll fight through the pain—I’m my own fucking cure
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[Breakdown –Screamed/Sung-]
Let it burn
Let it tear
Let it bleed
I don’t care
Let it cut
Let it stain
I’ll still stand in the rain
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[Final Chorus —Layered Vocals, Bigger Sound-]
I drown the fire but it still keeps burning
I cut the cord but my heart keeps yearning
Tried to escape but the walls close in
This pain’s not a wound—it’s carved in my skin
So fuck all the voices saying “you’ll be okay”
I’m breaking apart, but I’m here anyway
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[Outro –Fading Instruments-]
[-Guitar riff from intro returns, slowly fading to silence-]
Still here anyway…
Still here… anyway.