Dead Weight

(Heavy, distorted guitar riff starts)

Verse 1

We carry the weight, our own self-made cross

Every mistake a perpetual loss

A privileged pain that we choose to embrace

Every burden, a shadow on our face

Oh, the peace we ignore, the quiet we kill

The needless ache of an unbending will

All because we don't drop the dead weight we own

And face the silence of standing alone.

Chorus

Is there a wire to cut, a line to disconnect?

A secret channel for all the disrespect?

We’re drowning in noise, nowhere left to run

Just take the whole damn mess and face the setting sun.

Is there a faithful hand, a name we can shout?

To share the damage, to let the darkness out?

Verse 2

Temptation’s a mirror, the trouble’s inside

No place is safe where the shadows can hide

We're worn out, discouraged, running on fumes

Trapped in the wreckage of these empty rooms

Do you know a face, a true reflection?

One that won’t break under inspection?

Yeah, they know every crack, every fragile thread

Just take the whole damn mess that’s ringing in your head.

Chorus

Is there a wire to cut, a line to disconnect?

A secret channel for all the disrespect?

We’re drowning in noise, nowhere left to run

Just take the whole damn mess and face the setting sun.

Is there a faithful hand, a name we can shout?

To share the damage, to let the darkness out?

Bridge

Weak and heavy, crushed beneath the stone

Every care a burden, every soul alone.

When your inner circle, they all turn away

When the anchor breaks and you can't face the day

They'll wrap you up in that hollow, empty space

Find your cold comfort in that dark embrace.

Outro

Take it all…

Take it to the void.

(Guitar feedback and slow fade)