Falling Out of My Skin

(Verse 1)

We were kids on the back roads, chasing daylight,

Scuffed-up shoes and a fistful of wild fights.

You were the fire, I was the gasoline,

Two lost souls in the wreckage of seventeen.

But years roll on, and the world gets colder—

I lost my grip as the nights got longer.

Tried to hold on, but my hands kept slipping,

Didn’t see the storm that your mind was living.

(Pre-Chorus)

And now I’m staring at the sky, screaming out your name,

Trying to make sense of a world that will never be the same.

(Chorus)

I’m losing control of myself again,

Falling out of my skin, caught in the wind.

Your shadow’s in the mirror every time I breathe,

A brother I lost to the war he fought unseen.

I’m losing control and I don’t know when

I’ll ever feel whole in this world again.

Yeah, I’m trying to stand, but I’m breaking within—

Since the day you let go… and slipped from my hands.

(Verse 2)

We talked big dreams like the sun would rise forever,

Said we’d grow old, raise hell, stay reckless together.

But pain is a liar, and silence is a thief—

It stole your voice, then it came for me.

Now I’m driving past the places we grew up in,

Every broken memory hits like a whirlwind.

If I could trade my breath for yours, I’d do it twice—

But the truth cuts deep like a dull-edged knife.

(Pre-Chorus)

I’m trying to outrun the guilt that’s chasing me,

But every road leads back to your memory.

(Chorus)

I’m losing control of myself again,

Falling out of my skin, caught in the wind.

Your shadow’s in the mirror every time I breathe,

A brother I lost to the war he fought unseen.

I’m losing control and I don’t know when

I’ll ever feel whole in this world again.

Yeah, I’m trying to stand, but I’m breaking within—

Since the day you let go… and slipped from my hands.

(Bridge)

If I could pull you back from the dark you faced,

I’d tear down heaven just to take your place.

Now I’m screaming at the night, but the night won’t scream back—

All I’ve got left is this heart off track.

(Final Chorus)

I’m losing control of myself again,

But I swear I’ll rise up, even half-broken.

Your name is the echo in the chords I play,

A reminder that love doesn’t fade away.

I’m losing control, but I’ll fight ’til the end—

For the brother I lost…

And the pieces I’m trying to mend.