[Intro]
[Eerie Cinematic Strings]
(Soft piano chords ticking like a clock)
Yeah. Look.
[Verse 1]
[Rapid Fire Flow]
Staring at the ceiling, questioning my own reflection
Paralyzed by every single flaw and imperfection
Told myself I’m moving forward, losing my direction
Every milestone feels like another forced deception
Yeah, "you’re doing great"—that’s a lie they like to feed me
I’m a prisoner to expectations, look where that has led me
Scared to take a step because I’m terrified of dropping
Got a motor in my mind and it is never, ever stopping
What if I just plateau? What if this is all I got?
What if everything I built just ends up left to rot?
Spent my whole life running from the shadow of defeat
Now I’m sitting in the wreckage, suffocating in the seat.
Look.
[Pre-Chorus]
[Music Swells]
I’m tired of trying to prove I belong here.
Yeah. It’s never enough.
[Chorus]
[Massive Beat Drop / Heavy Brass and Choir]
Tell me when is good enough actually good enough?!
I’ve been breaking my back just trying to stand up!
But the bar keeps rising, the fear keeps biting
I’m screaming at a voice that I’m tired of fighting!
Yeah, under pressure from the person in the mirror!
The closer I get, the panic gets clearer!
[Verse 2]
[Aggressive / High Energy]
Can’t even celebrate a win without the doubt creeping
Lying wide awake while the rest of the world is sleeping
Terrified the next thing I drop is gonna flop
Terrified the people cheering want the music to stop
It’s a cycle, it’s a trap, it’s a sickness in my bones
Building up a castle just to sit here all alone
They see the surface, they don't see the heavy toll
When the fear of being nothing takes control of your soul!
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Beat Cuts / Only Distant Aggressive Strings]
(Whispered/Intense delivery, building up word by word)
What if I give 'em my heart and they throw it away?
What if I run out of things that I'm trying to say?
I put the pressure on me!
Nobody else!
I am a victim of me!
Fighting myself!
(Drums start rolling heavy, building to a frenzy)
Look at the kid in the corner, he’s starting to break!
How many masks do you want me to fake?!
How many times do I pay for the same mistake?!
I CAN'T TAKE IT!
[Verse 3]
[Extreme Aggression / Maximum Pacing]
Yeah, back to the wall and I'm suffocating!
Look at the crowd, they are sitting and waiting!
Waiting for me to trip up on my words!
Hoping I crash and I burn on the chords!
I am my enemy, I am the threat!
Covered in cold sweat, drowning in debt—
Not to the money, but debt to the fans!
Holding my destiny right in my hands!
If I am not perfect then what am I worth?!
Is this my purpose for living on Earth?!
To choke on the pressure and swallow the pride?!
And die with the giant that’s living inside?!
[Outro]
[Music Strips Away Instantly / Lonely Piano Tone]
Never good enough.
Yeah.
What if I fail?
(Piano note rings out and cuts sharply)
Rituendon
