“Dead Inside, Alive on Stage”

Woke up with a noose made of yesterday’s mistakes,

Every scar on my skin is a promise I can’t break.

The mirror’s a liar, it laughs when I bleed,

I choke on my rage like it’s all that I need.

I’ve been running from the ghost in my head,

Screaming louder just to feel like I’m not dead—

I’m dead inside but alive on stage,

Burning my soul just to light this cage.

If the crowd wants blood, I’ll bleed tonight,

I’m a broken star that still burns bright.

Load the truth in a gun, pull the trigger of regret,

Every word that I spit is a war I haven’t won yet.

They want the sinner, not the man I’ve become,

So I dance with my demons till the damage is done.

I’ve been fighting with the voice in my brain,

But the chaos feels like home in the pain—

I’m dead inside but alive on stage,

Burning my soul just to light this cage.

If the crowd wants blood, I’ll bleed tonight,

I’m a broken star that still burns bright.

Yeah, I’m cursed, rehearsed, addicted to the hurt,

Every line I spit is a self-inflicted verse.

Tear me down, I’ll come back louder,

Feed on the hate, it just makes me prouder!

(I can’t escape, I can’t escape myself!)

Chains on my throat, but I scream for help.

(I can’t escape, I can’t escape myself!)

The stage is my coffin, the crowd is my hell.

I’m dead inside but alive on stage,

Burning my soul just to light this cage.

If the crowd wants blood, I’ll bleed tonight,

I’m a broken star that still burns bright.