

Prompt / Lyrics
[Clean, slightly detuned guitar. Light tape hiss.] [Spoken, barely above a whisper] I thought I was fighting for truth. I was just avoiding it. [VERSE 1 (soft, confessional)] I kept my headphones in too long Let the feedback drown the ache Said I hated all the noise But I was scared of what it’d take Every time the room went quiet I’d reach for something else Another argument to start So I wouldn’t face myself I blamed buildings, blamed the stage Blamed the faces, blamed the names But underneath the smoke and rage I was terrified of change [PRE-CHORUS (drums build)] If I slowed down If I stood still I might have had to bend my will [CHORUS (big, emotional)] I was running from the quiet Running from the weight Running from the voice that said You don’t have to live this way I said I don’t need saving I said I’m wide awake But I was sprinting from conviction Every time my chest would shake I wasn’t brave I wasn’t strong I was just scared of being wrong [VERSE 2 (heavier guitars underneath)] I called my anger clarity I called my pride resolve If I could tear it all apart I’d never have to evolve I’d rather deconstruct the walls Than let them fall on me If everything is broken Then I don’t have to see That I was numb That I was cold That I was fighting just to hold Control of something slipping slow [PRE-CHORUS (harder)] If I admitted I was lost I’d lose the version that it cost [CHORUS (bigger, screams layered)] I was running from the quiet Running from the truth Running from the steady pull Breaking through I said I don’t need mercy I said I’m doing fine But every step away from You Was just fear dressed up as mine I wasn’t brave I wasn’t strong I was just scared of being wrong [BREAKDOWN (panic energy)] [Scream] If I stop, I’ll hear it If I hear it, I’ll bend If I bend, I’ll lose The image I defend [Half-time chugs] So I ran So I ran So I ran [FINAL CHORUS (open, honest)] I was running from the quiet But the quiet never chased It was patient in the corner Waiting for the space I said I don’t need saving But I was worn thin I wasn’t running from You— I was running from giving in. [OUTRO (clean, vulnerable)] I was wrong. I just didn’t want to admit it.
Tags
Midwest emo, Metalcore, male
3:17
No
3/2/2026