Parasitic chains

Breathin’ in the night, but the air cuts deep,

Like a whisper in my chest where the dark things creep.

Every step feels lighter, but I’m chained inside,

Like I lost who I was when the worlds collide.

You say fight, but the war’s in my veins,

Every gasp feels like venom, every move is restrained.

I ain’t human, ain’t a monster, just a ghost in my skin,

Tryna breathe in the silence where the screams begin.

I’m caught in a war I never chose,

A body that fights me, but nobody knows.

Like a parasite feeding, it won’t let me go,

Tell me—am I still me, or just part of the show?

These lungs ain’t mine, they burn like fire,

But the war rages on, and I won’t retire.

Like Shinichi, stitched with something not my own,

Stronger on the surface, but inside, overthrown.

You say fight, but the war’s in my veins,

Every gasp feels like venom, every move is restrained.

I ain’t human, ain’t a monster, just a ghost in my skin,

Tryna breathe in the silence where the screams begin.

I’m caught in a war I never chose,

A body that fights me, but nobody knows.

Like a parasite feeding, it won’t let me go,

Tell me—am I still me, or just part of the show?

If I fall, will I wake as someone new?

If I win, do I lose what I once knew?

Fading echoes, fractured past,

How long can I fight when I’m fading fast?

But I keep walkin’, scars in my breath,

Every wound a story, every pain a test.

Parasites whisper, but I won’t break,

Even if I’m not the same—I’m still awake.