[Verse 1]
Wake up with a weight on my ribs
Same ceiling
Same tight fist in my lungs
Hands shake pouring coffee in the kitchen
Breath short
Mind runs
Body comes undone
Got pills in a bottle on the counter
Phone full of calls I never take
Smile in the mirror like armor
Hairline cracks I can’t fake
[Chorus]
I’ve got panic in my veins
Thunder in my head
But I keep swinging anyway
Even when I see red
I’m not broken
I’m not dead
Just a heart under stress
I’m crawling through this mess
To find iron in my chest
Iron in my chest
[Verse 2]
Some days I’m a ghost on the sofa
Doom scroll till the room feels small
Every thought like a loaded hammer
Waiting
Waiting for the drop to fall
Friends say “man
You know we’re here for you”
I nod like I believe that line
But I lock every word in a cage
And pretend I’m doing fine
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] I’m tired of hiding the tremor in my voice
Tired of calling every heartbeat a choice
If I can stand up once
I can stand up twice
I’m not my fear
I’m not that voice
[growled backing] Get up
Get up
Get up
[full band hits] I will
[Chorus]