[Intro — whispered / atmospheric]
I don’t recognize this face anymore…
This skin doesn’t feel like mine.
You took everything you could reach—
BUT YOU COULDN’T KILL WHAT’S LEFT OF ME.
[Verse 1 — low growls]
I MISS MYSELF!
THE ONLY PIECE OF ME!
BURIED UNDER EVERYTHING
YOU EXPECTED ME TO BE!
No one knows—
NO ONE FUCKING KNOWS!
What it feels like
TO LIVE IN THIS SKIN!
I wear the scars you never saw
I choke on words I never said
You took my heart
You took my soul
You took and took
UNTIL THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT!
[Pre-Chorus — rising screams]
NO ONE EVER SEES ME!
THEY ONLY TAKE!
THEY ONLY TAKE!
AND I NEVER RECEIVE!
How much of myself
DO I HAVE TO SACRIFICE?!
[CHORUS — screamed]
I JUST NEED A WAY
TO FIND THAT PART OF ME!
THE PIECE YOU COULDN’T TAKE!
THE PIECE YOU COULDN’T BREAK!
I’VE BEEN DYING
TO FEEL ALIVE!
I’VE BEEN LOST
BEHIND THESE EYES!
I WANT MYSELF BACK!
[Verse 2 — blast beat / gutturals]
I became a shadow
Of the person I was!
A hollow fucking body
With a heart full of rust!
Every promise
Every lie
Every time I swallowed
What I felt inside—
IT’S STILL HERE!
BENEATH THE DAMAGE!
BENEATH THE FEAR!
Something is screaming
From underneath this skin!
LET ME OUT!
[Breakdown buildup — spoken]
You wanted everything.
My time.
My love.
My trust.
My identity.
So…
TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AT ME.
Because the person
you used to control…
IS DEAD.
[BREAKDOWN — monstrous gutturals]
I.
AM.
NOT.
YOUR.
PROPERTY.
BLEGH!
YOU TOOK MY VOICE—
I FOUND IT!
YOU TOOK MY HEART—
I REBUILT IT!
YOU TOOK MYSELF—
…
BUT YOU COULDN’T TAKE
THE FUCKING FIRE!
[Final Chorus — layered screams]
I JUST NEED A WAY
TO FIND THAT PART OF ME!
AND NOW I SEE
SHE NEVER LEFT ME!
BURIED ALIVE
BENEATH THE PAIN!
I’LL TEAR THESE CHAINS
FROM MY FUCKING VEINS!
I’M DONE DISAPPEARING!
I’M DONE BEING AFRAID!
I AM MORE
THAN WHAT YOU TOOK AWAY!
[Final Breakdown — slow, crushing]
THIS IS MY SKIN.
THIS IS MY SOUL.
THIS IS MY LIFE.
I TAKE CONTROL.
BLEGH!
YOU CAN’T HAVE ME.
YOU CAN’T BREAK ME.
YOU CAN’T TAKE
THE LAST PART OF ME.
[Outro — quiet whisper]
I miss myself…
But now…
I’m coming back.