Stay Ahead of Me

Verse 1

I wake up racing, heart already gone

Thoughts like sirens before the dawn

Every “what if” screaming loud in my head

Turnin’ shadows into things I dread

Breath gets tight, walls close in

War in my chest, under my skin

Tryna convince myself I’m okay

While my mind keeps slipping away

Pre-Chorus

I know this voice, I know its name

It wears my face but it’s not the same

Chorus

I’m running just to stay ahead of me

From the highs that lie, to the lows that bleed

From the panic in my lungs, to the crash I can’t outrun

I’m fighting every second just to breathe

I’m holding on to anything that’s real

Even when I don’t know what I feel

Yeah, I bend, but I won’t break completely

I’m running just to stay ahead of me

Verse 2

Some days I’m fire, I can’t come down

Spinning too fast, can’t touch the ground

Everything’s bright, everything’s loud

I feel untouchable… then I drown

‘Cause the fall don’t warn, it just takes hold

Leaves me shaking, tired and cold

Heavy silence, hollowed out chest

Every thought telling me I’m a mess

Pre-Chorus

I’ve seen the peak, I’ve felt the fall

I don’t trust either one at all

Chorus

I’m running just to stay ahead of me

From the highs that lie, to the lows that bleed

From the panic in my lungs, to the crash I can’t outrun

I’m fighting every second just to breathe

I’m holding on to anything that’s real

Even when I don’t know what I feel

Yeah, I bend, but I won’t break completely

I’m running just to stay ahead of me

Bridge (soft → building)

Talk myself down, count every breath

Remind my body I’m not dead yet

Cold water, grounding, name what’s true

“I’m here right now… I’ll make it through”

Even when the darkness feels endless

Even when my own mind’s reckless

I am more than what it tells me I am

I am still here, I still stand

Final Chorus (bigger, more hopeful)

I’m running—but I’m learning how to be

Not every thought belongs to me

Through the waves that rise, through the sleepless nights

I’m stronger than this storm I see

I’m holding on, yeah I’m still here

Even shaking, even scared

Yeah, I bend, but I won’t break completely

I’m not losing… I’m just learning how to breathe

Outro

Some days I fall behind my mind

Some days I leave it all in time

But every morning I still try—

And that’s how I stay alive