[Style: Emotional Rap-Pop • Alternative Pop • Lo-Fi Hip-Hop • Cinematic Pop]
Tempo: 86 BPM
[Production:]
[* Sparse piano and atmospheric synth at the beginning]
[* Deep, soft 808 underneath the verses]
[* Lo-fi percussion with occasional distorted hits]
[* Breathy layered vocals around the chorus]
[* Subtle heartbeat-like kick during the most vulnerable sections]
[* Beat drops almost completely during the “Mom and Dad” section]
[* Final chorus gradually adds piano, bass, strings, and harmonies]
[* End peacefully rather than dramatically]
[Intro]
[Soft piano.]
My music is me…
It’s part of me.
I don’t really know how to do this on my own…
So I do it like this.
[Verse 1]
You hate the way I express myself,
But it’s better than keeping it inside.
I’m trying to get my head out of this hell,
Trying to understand what’s happening in my mind.
Sleeping in the same bed,
But my eyes are wide open.
Thoughts running way too fast,
Trying to connect with my emotions.
I’m emotional but I hide it,
You’re emotional and keep it inside.
Maybe we’re both trying to survive it,
Maybe we’re both scared of what we’ll find.
[Pre-Chorus]
I know I’m not perfect.
I know I make mistakes.
I know our schedules don’t line up.
I know we never see each other.
I know.
I know.
I know.
Trust me, I wish we had more time.
[Chorus]
I’m stressed out more than ever,
Turned twenty-five and I don’t feel happy.
I don’t feel anything,
I’m disconnected.
Feel neglected,
Feel disrespected,
Trying to hold myself together
While I’m second-guessing everything.
Am I loved?
Am I enough?
I know the answer…
But I don’t feel it.
[Verse 2 — Rap]
What am I doing?
Who am I?
Is this the future?
Is this how my life goes by?
Questions in my head
While I’m laying in bed.
Running every possibility
Until I can’t rest.
I love you.
You love me.
I know I have a hard time
Showing sympathy.
I need to do more.
I need to be there.
If you knew what was happening inside me,
I hope you’d care.
I’m not asking you to fix me.
I’m asking you to listen.
There’s a difference between being distant
And feeling like I’m missing.
[Pre-Chorus]
I know I’m not perfect.
I know I make mistakes.
I know life keeps moving
Even when I need a break.
I know.
I know.
I know.
I’m just trying to make it through tonight.
[Chorus]
I’m stressed out more than ever,
Turned twenty-five and I don’t feel happy.
I don’t feel anything,
I’m disconnected.
Feel neglected,
Feel disrespected,
Trying to hold myself together
While I’m second-guessing everything.
Am I loved?
Am I enough?
I know the answer…
But I don’t feel it.
[Bridge — nearly everything drops out]
Mom and Dad…
I hope you don’t have to bury another kid.
I don’t want to leave you with that pain.
It’s just hard to see the future
When life has felt this way.
[Pause.]
I’m tired.
I’m hurting.
I’m confused.
[Final Chorus — gradual build]
Am I loved?
Am I enough?
Do I matter?
I love you.
You love me.
[Piano.]
I know…
I know…
I know…