[Verse 1]
I walk a tightrope made of fear, stretched thin across the life I can’t outrun
Every step feels like a warning, like the world will break before I’m done
My pockets hold the ashes of the dreams I burned to make it through the night
And every climb I take toward daylight only drags me deeper out of sight
[Pre-Chorus]
I chase a flicker in the fog, a dying spark that barely lights my way
Hoping one day I’ll break free, but freedom always feels too far to stay
The maps I draw keep tearing, and the roads collapse beneath the weight I bear
And all I’ve got are fractured hopes I stitch together just to breathe the air
[Chorus]
I’m fighting tides that rise too fast, dragging me below before I reach the shore
Building ladders out of broken bones, climbing harder than I ever have before
My dreams drift out like smoke, dissolving in a sky that doesn’t look back
And all I want is one small chance to stand somewhere I’m not defined by lack
[Verse 2]
I plant my hopes in a wasteland where nothing grows and everything turns cold
Walking through the ruins of a future that I never had the chance to hold
The clock becomes a hammer, beating down the seconds I can’t keep in place
And every time I rise, life swings again, leaving fingerprints across my face
[Pre-Chorus]
I light a lantern made of scraps, watching shadows crawl like hunger down the wall
I search for strength beneath the rubble, but the answers never seem to come at all
The ground keeps cracking under me, turning every promise into something false and weak
Still I scrape for anything to cling to, just enough to make it through another week
[Chorus]
I’m fighting tides that rise too fast, dragging me below before I reach the shore
Building ladders out of broken bones, climbing harder than I ever have before
My dreams drift out like smoke, dissolving in a sky that doesn’t look back
And all I want is one small chance to stand somewhere I’m not defined by lack
[Bridge]
Maybe someday I’ll find shelter where the storm can’t tear the last of what I’ve got
A place where pressure doesn’t crush, where all these battles weren’t for nothing fought
But for now I walk the fault lines, with a pulse that barely keeps its fire lit
Holding tight to jagged hope, bleeding hands but refusing to quit
[Final Chorus]
I’m still fighting tides that twist my steps, rewriting every dream before it starts to rise
But I keep stitching light from darkness, even when the dawn hides behind its own disguise
My dreams drift out like smoke again, but still I chase them through the wreckage and the cold
’Cause all I want is one clear breath—one moment where I’m finally in control
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