Whispered Exit

(soft, breathy, intimate)  
I learned how to speak without saying too much  
Turn every truth into “I’m out of touch”  
There’s a weight in my chest I dress up as calm  
Like breaking in silence is safer than wrong  

You look at me like I’m still whole  
Like I don’t feel myself letting go  
And I don’t know how to explain  
Why sunshine still feels like rain  

(building tension)  
If I start to fade, would you notice me?  
Or just the version I pretend to be?  
I’m holding on, but barely—  

(OPEN, RAW, BELTED)  
I’ll hide my goodbye in an apology  
Singing “I’m fine” while it’s killing me  
Sometimes life cuts deeper than anything else  
A quiet kind of hurt you don’t show to no one else  

And I’m screaming inside, but I’m whispering “yes”  
Sometimes life can be more painful than death  
So I’ll give you a smile while I’m breaking in two  
’Cause it’s easier than telling the truth  

 (slightly stronger, still emotional)  
There’s a ghost of a kid I used to be  
Before the world got heavy on me  
Now every hope feels paper-thin  
And every breath feels like a sin  

I laugh, but it don’t sound right  
Like a song that forgot its light  
And I hate that you can’t see through  
All the ways I’m losing you  

(more intensity)  
If I disappear in plain sight  
Between “I’m okay” and “goodnight”  
Would you fight for me… or let me go?  

(bigger, more desperate)  
I’ll hide my goodbye in an apology  
Drown in the words that you hear from me  
Sometimes life cuts deeper than anything else  
A beautiful lie that I tell to myself  

And I’m holding my breath like I’ve nothing left  
Sometimes life can be more painful than death  
So I’ll give you a smile while I’m breaking in two  
’Cause it’s easier than telling the truth  

(STRIPPED — almost spoken, like Faouzia-style vulnerability)  
I don’t wanna leave…  
I just don’t know how to stay  
When every piece of me  
Is slowly drifting away  

If love was enough, I’d be alright  
If hope was louder, I’d still fight  
But I’m tired… God, I’m tired…  

 (FULL VOCAL RELEASE — raw, cracked, powerful)  
I WON’T hide my goodbye in an apology  
I’m done pretending you don’t see  
Sometimes life cuts deeper than anything else  
And I can’t keep lying to myself  

Yeah, I’m screaming it now, no whispers left  
Sometimes life can be more painful than death  
If I fall apart right here in front of you—  
Would you finally see the truth?  

(soft, fragile again)  
I’ll hide my goodbye… in an apology  
Or maybe this time… you’ll hear me

Soft, emotional verses building into soaring, raw high notes with powerful, soul-baring male vocals