Killing Me Softly

Intro] (Faint static, distant city sounds—sirens, distant murmurs, the hum of a fluorescent light flickering.)

(Breathe in, breathe out… keep it together… no one cares if you fall apart…)

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Wake up, paint my face, play my part

Same routine, same bleeding heart

Keep my head down, force a smile

We’re just puppets on their dial

We chase the dream, we sell our souls

Trading youth for fool’s gold

Dress us up, keep us blind

Call it progress, call it life

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Wires tight, can’t break free

Are we people, or machines?

They feed us lies, we drink it down

Another voice lost in the crowd

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[Chorus] (Heavy bass, distorted beats, electric guitar cutting through.)

It’s killing me softly, bleeding me dry

Locked in a cage while they watch me comply

Strings on my wrists, can’t pull them away

I scream, but my words just fade into grey

It’s killing me softly, sinking like stone

They built up this world just to keep us alone

They tell me I’m free, but I’m drowning inside

Tell me—how do I live when I’m barely alive?

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Lost in noise, no time to feel

They medicate, they call it healed

Paper houses, plastic dreams

Nothing’s ever what it seems

Break the mold, they shut you down

Wear their mask or wear the crown

Follow rules, stay in line

They own your soul, they own your time

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[Bridge] (Glitching whispers, layered distorted vocals, heartbeat pulsing in the background.)

Tick… tock… time runs out

One more voice, one more doubt

“You’re not broken, just play the game”

“Don’t ask questions, don’t say a name”

(Beat drops, heavy bass distortion, chaotic energy building up.)

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[Final Chorus] (More intense, raw vocals, heavier instrumental.)

It’s killing me softly, bleeding me dry

Locked in a cage while they watch me comply

Strings on my wrists, can’t pull them away

I scream, but my words just fade into grey

It’s killing me softly, I can’t pretend

I fight and I fight, but I break in the end

They tell me I’m free, but I’m drowning inside

Tell me—how do I live when I’m barely alive?

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[Outro] (Music fades, just eerie static and whispers.)

(Breathe in, breathe out… keep it together… no one cares if you fall apart…)

(Faint heartbeat… then silence.)