Verse I
They locked me inside someone else’s dream,
chains made of words I never chose,
I’m paying the price for a foreign desire
and nobody asks if I can still hold on.
I breathe in slow so I don’t fall apart,
these walls keep leaning in on me,
every hope feels heavier than silence
and waking up hurts more than sleep.
Pre-Chorus
I don’t scream, my voice gave up,
I don’t cry, the water’s already high,
I count the seconds like they’re years
waiting for the end to decide.
Chorus
I’m drowning without moving at all,
learning how to breathe in pain,
a prisoner of a love that isn’t mine
and a guilt I never claimed.
I want to let go, I won’t deny it,
but somewhere under all this fear
I’m still waiting for someone to find me,
still believing a hero might appear.
Verse II
My hands shake, my faith does too,
every heartbeat begs for a sign,
they said enduring makes you stronger
but no one survives alone this long.
There are nights I almost shatter,
where my name feels distant and wrong,
I hold onto memories that don’t hurt
just to remember I belong.
Pre-Chorus
When I close my eyes, it’s not to run,
it’s to picture footsteps near,
someone seeing past these bars
and understanding I’m out of air.
Chorus
I’m drowning without moving at all,
my chest is tight with every breath,
I’m the cost of a twisted desire
and the blame I never left.
I want to disappear into the quiet,
but something in me won’t release,
a fragile voice that keeps on whispering
“stay a little longer… please.”
Bridge
If you come when I’m already broken,
if you arrive too late to be brave,
don’t save me like a storybook ending,
just see me… and let me be saved.
Final Chorus
I’m cracking, yes… but I’m still here,
balanced between belief and doubt,
the world may have closed in around me
but hope hasn’t completely gone out.
Maybe no one’s coming through the dark,
maybe I’ll stand on my own somehow,
but in this prison of borrowed desires
I’m still waiting… even now.
