Yeah…
This ain’t a cry for help
This a report from inside the cage
Uh
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Hook (bouncy but brutal)
I run from my mind, yeah I try to escape
One good day then it snap back the same
Head full of screams, but I still gotta play
So I headbang through hell just to feel okay
Smoke in my lungs, yeah it slow that pace
Turn down the noise, don’t erase the pain
I leave my head, but it know my face
Pull me right back like “nah, you stay”
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Verse 1 (metal bounce, DMX energy)
My brain like a pit when the guitars hit
Thoughts moshing hard, no safety net
Every memory sharp like a bayonet
I ain’t depressed — I’m aware as shit
I wake up ready like it’s war again
Same mind, same fight, same opponent
They say “calm down,” I just grin
‘Cause calm never lived where I’ve been
I don’t fold, I don’t break, I endure
But endurance ain’t peace, that’s for sure
I bark at the pain, it bark back louder
So I drown that shit in distortion and power
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Hook
I run from my mind, yeah I try to escape
One good day then it snap back the same
Head full of screams, but I still gotta play
So I headbang through hell just to feel okay
Smoke in my lungs, yeah it slow that pace
Turn down the noise, don’t erase the pain
I leave my head, but it know my face
Pull me right back like “nah, you stay”
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Verse 2 (out-of-pocket truth)
Weed don’t save me — it give me space
Like “hold on bro, breathe for a sec”
Pain still there, just lower the bass
Instead of screaming, it talk in my chest
I ain’t proud, I ain’t ashamed
I just survive how I know my way
Some pray, some drink, some rage
I float in smoke till the edge feel tame
I don’t wanna die — let’s be clear
I just don’t wanna hear my mind this loud
Every thought like a riot shield
Every quiet moment feel unsafe now
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Pre-Hook (metal chant)
TURN IT DOWN
TURN IT DOWN
TURN IT DOWN
IN MY HEAD
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Hook (harder, chanty)
I run from my mind, yeah I try to escape
One good day then it snap back the same
Head full of screams, but I still gotta play
So I headbang through hell just to feel okay
Smoke in my lungs, yeah it slow that pace
Turn down the noise, don’t erase the pain
I leave my head, but it know my face
Pull me right back like “nah, you stay”
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Verse 3 (Tecca bounce but emotional)
I laugh too much ‘cause if I stop, I think
And when I think, everything sink
So I keep it moving, keep that bounce
Till the night come back and shut shit down
They say “you strong,” I say “you don’t know”
Strong just mean I never let it show
I fight myself, I win, I lose
Wake up next day like “round two”
Peace feel fake, make me nervous
Every calm moment feel rehearsed
‘Cause every time life felt light
Something dark came back twice as violent
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Metal Breakdown (growled / half-shouted)
I DON’T NEED HEALING
I NEED SILENCE
I DON’T NEED SAVING
I NEED A MOMENT
(guitars chug, 808 slides)
Verse 4 (DMX-style raw confession)
I’m tired of fighting what live in me
Tired of smiling like shit ain’t deep
Tired of being here
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