Splinters

(Verse 1 — brooding, tense)

I’ve been draggin’ all my sorrows
Like a chain around my name,
Every promise that you borrowed
Left the world a little changed.
There’s a sickness in the silence
Every time you turn away,
And I’m standin’ in the wreckage
Of the words we didn’t say.

(Pre-Chorus — rising tension, Seether grit)

I’m tired of bein’ broken,
I’m tired of all the blame—
I choke on every moment
That still whispers out your name.

(Chorus — big, melodic, emotional punch)

’Cause I’ve been fallin’ into pieces
With the splinters in my hands,
Tryna hold what’s left together
But it crumbles where I stand.
And if the truth is gettin’ darker
Every time I try to see—
Then I don’t know
If what remains
Is really even me.

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(Verse 2 — heavier, grunge influence)

I’ve been feelin’ like a ghost now
In the place I used to live,
You took everything worth keepin’
And there’s nothing left to give.
Yeah, you blame me for the damage,
But the cracks were yours to make—
You were burnin’ down the bridges
Long before they fell away.

(Pre-Chorus — building pressure)

I’m sick of all the memories
You carved beneath my skin—
It’s like every time I heal a wound
You tear it back again.

(Chorus — heavier impact, more emotional)

’Cause I’ve been fallin’ into pieces
With the splinters in my hands,
Tryna hold what’s left together
But it crumbles where I stand.
And if the truth is gettin’ darker
Every time I try to see—
Then I don’t know
If what remains
Is really even me.

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(Bridge — Seether-style bitterness + vulnerability)

I can’t run,
I can’t hide,
From the mess you left inside.
Every lie,
Every crime,
Still is beating with my pride.

I can’t breathe,
I can’t change,
When the past is still engraved—
But if I break,
If I fade,
Will you even know my name?

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(Final Chorus — most powerful, emotional lift)

Yeah, I’ve been fallin’ into pieces
With the splinters in my hands,
Tryna fix the broken story
That you’ll never understand.
And if the truth keeps getting darker
Every time I try to see—
Then what’s left now
Is just a shadow
Of who I used to be.

Hard rock, Alternative Rock, Grunge-Influenced Rock