The Room Inside

Four walls.

No door.

No window.

Just me…

And the voice I can’t ignore.

I wake beneath a ceiling made of noise

Every thought is screaming through my skull

I try to run, but every road leads back

To the same black place I built inside

Teeth of doubt are tearing through my sleep

Every memory crawls beneath my skin

I wear a thousand faces in the mirror

But none of them remember who I am

I shut my eyes—

It gets louder

I hold my breath—

It gets closer

I'M TRAPPED IN THE ROOM INSIDE MY HEAD

WHERE EVERY WORD I THINK IS LEFT FOR DEAD

I BREAK THE WALLS—THE WALLS BREAK ME

I'M MY OWN WORST ENEMY

NO ESCAPE

NO RELEASE

THE LOCK IS MADE

FROM PIECES OF ME

Every failure has a voice tonight

Every regret knows exactly where to bite

I feed the beast with everything I fear

Then wonder why it keeps me living here

I built this prison brick by brick

With every “what if”

Every “never again”

Now the walls are breathing

And the floor gives way

But the thing holding me down

Is my own damn name

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

GET OUT OF MY—

HEAD!

I AM THE CAGE!

I AM THE CHAIN!

I AM THE HAND

AROUND MY OWN THROAT!

Maybe the monster isn't waiting in the dark

Maybe it's only every wound I've never faced

Maybe these walls aren't made of stone

Maybe I've been carrying them home

I'M TRAPPED IN THE ROOM INSIDE MY HEAD

WHERE EVERY GHOST I'VE BURIED WANTS ME DEAD

I BREAK THE WALLS—THE WALLS BREAK ME

BUT I WON'T DIE ON MY KNEES

NO ESCAPE

NO RELEASE

SO I'LL TEAR APART

THE PIECES OF ME

I AM NOT

THE VOICE

INSIDE

MY HEAD!

…or am I?