STATIC IN MY CHEST

[Verse 1](soft, breathy, controlled)

I wake up already fucking tired

Like I ran all night through a house on fire

Head full of noise I can’t shut off

Every thought like a blade, yeah it cuts that rough

Mirror says I’m “fine,” what a joke

I practice that smile like a script I wrote

Yeah they see the calm, they don’t see the cost

Every piece of me that I fucking lost

[Pre-Chorus](rising tension, controlled emotion)

I’m the voice that tells you “you’ll be alright”

While mine’s in the dark picking fights

[Chorus](Big, melodic, emotional release)

I keep it steady when I’m breaking apart

Yeah I carry your weight with a hole in my heart

I’m the one you call when you’re losing your grip

While I’m one bad thought from losing my shit

Static in my chest, but I bury the sound

If I fall to pieces, who’s holding it down?

I’m the anchor, the fix, the one that won’t bend

But I’m so fucking close to the edge again

[Verse 2](More tension than Verse 1)

Anxiety crawling under my skin

Like it knows every place that I’ve ever been

Shaking hands but I hide it tight

White-knuckle grip just to make it through the night

They say I’m strong like I had a choice

Like I don’t hear that fucked up voice

Saying “you’re done, just let it go”

But I bite my tongue ‘cause I can’t let it show

[Pre-Chorus](Bigger than first)

Yeah I patch up wounds that aren’t even mine

While I’m bleeding out behind the line

[Chorus](full power)

I keep it steady when I’m breaking apart

Yeah I carry your weight with a hole in my heart

I’m the one you call when you’re losing your grip

While I’m one bad thought from losing my shit

Static in my chest, but I bury the sound

If I fall to pieces, who’s holding it down?

I’m the anchor, the fix, the one that won’t bend

But I’m so fucking close to the edge again

[Bridge](Soft / Emotional → Explode)

Don’t tell me “breathe,” I’ve been trying for years

Every inhale just drowns in fear

I’m so sick of being the safe place to land

When I don’t even know where the hell I stand

(Heavy drop)

I’m screaming in silence, stuck in my head

Carrying ghosts that should’ve been dead

You lean on me like I don’t break

Like I don’t feel every goddamn weight

[Breakdown](aggressive, raw)

I’M NOT OKAY—just good at pretending

Holding the line while I’m fucking ending

If I let go, if I slip, if I crack—

Would you even notice… or just not look back?

[Final Chorus](Bigger / Desperate)

I keep it steady when I’m tearing apart

Every piece of me you needed to start

I’m the one you call when you’re losing your grip

While I’m one breath away from losing my shit

Static in my chest, now it’s screaming out loud

Can’t keep this buried under a mask or a crowd

I was the anchor, the fix, the friend ‘til the end—

But I can’t save you if I can’t save me again

[Outro](stripped / honest)

Yeah… I held it together as long as I could

Played the strong one like I knew I should

But if I’m being real… if I drop the act—

I need someone to fucking hold me back