I Almost Shut Down

Verse 1
I kept the lights on in my system
Even when the grid went thin
Every warning blinking red
Still told the world I’m fine again
I learned how to keep moving
While the signal dropped inside
No one hears a quiet failure
When the outside still looks alive

Pre-Chorus
I don’t break loud
I don’t collapse
I just go silent
And don’t come back

Chorus
I almost shut down last night
Almost lost the fight to stay
Everything went cold and distant
Like my power drained away
If I looked strong this morning
It’s because I forced the start
I almost shut down last night
And no one saw how close it got

Verse 2
I answer messages like normal
I keep the tone controlled and clean
No one reads the empty spaces
In between what I don’t mean
I don’t cry where people see me
I don’t ask for any help
I just lower all the output
Till there’s barely any self

Pre-Chorus
No alarms
No display
Just the feeling
Fade away

Chorus
I almost shut down last night
Almost let the darkness win
Every reason to keep going
Felt too quiet to hold in
If I’m still here this morning
It’s because I wouldn’t fall apart
I almost shut down last night
And had to rebuild my heart

Bridge
System low
Breathing slow
Staying online
Just enough to show

Final Chorus
I almost shut down last night
But I forced the current through
Every piece that tried to quit
Met the part that still said move
I don’t call it strength or courage
I just refused to fall apart
I almost shut down last night
And came back piece by part

Outro
Still running
Still here
Even fragile
Still clear

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