[Intro – distant guitar, feedback, whispered] Why do life do this to me… Why do life do this to me… [Verse 1] I wake up already losing ground Like fate woke first just to knock me down I did it right, I did it clean Still paid the price for surviving me I carried weight that wasn’t mine Held the line while they crossed it twice They say “stay strong” like it’s free BUT STRENGTH BEEN BLEEDING OUT OF ME [Pre-Chorus – rising] I wish my karma could stop kicking me while I’m down But it feels like my luck got erased, not found If this is balance, explain the role Why it’s always my name written in blood-soaked notes [Chorus – scream / melodic scream] WHY DO LIFE DO THIS TO MEEE EVERY TIME I STAND, IT CUTS ME DEEP I GIVE MY ALL, IT TAKES IT WHOLE LEAVES ME EMPTY, LEAVES ME COLD WHY DO LIFE DO THIS TO MEEE MY LUCK WAS REPLACED WITH MISERY IF THIS IS LIVING, TELL ME WHY IT FEELS LIKE DYING JUST TO STAY ALIVE [Verse 2 – heavier riff] I watched the wicked get their rest While I choke on what’s left They call it karma, call it fate BUT IT FEELS PERSONAL AT THIS RATE Every door I tried to pry Slams shut just to watch me try I didn’t run, I didn’t fold Still got punished for being bold [Pre-Chorus 2] I wish my karma would let me breathe Instead it circles back and buries me My luck was replaced in a whole With scars, with loss, with a permanent hole [Chorus – bigger, layered] WHY DO LIFE DO THIS TO MEEE EVERY BREATH FEELS LIKE AN ENEMY I FOUGHT SO HARD JUST TO BELONG WHY DOES SURVIVING FEEL SO WRONG WHY DO LIFE DO THIS TO MEEE KARMA TOOK MY LUCK AND CALLED IT EVEN IF I’M STILL HERE, THERE’S GOTTA BE A FUCKING REASON I CAN’T SEE [Bridge – silence → slow spoken] They told me “life’s a fair fight” Said “everyone bleeds the same” (beat drops, distortion creeps in) But nobody talks about the start line… OR WHO WAS BORN IN CHAINS [Breakdown / Reveal – massive drop] BUT I STILL STAND!!! (full scream) I rebel back with an organized hand Not chaos — I learned how to plan They call it luck, they call it choice BUT I WAS MUZZLED BEFORE I HAD A VOICE THIS WASN’T EQUAL — NEVER WAS THE WAR WAS RIGGED FROM THE BLOOD BORN ON THE LOSING SIDE OF THE SCALE SAME WORLD — DIFFERENT HELL I didn’t trip — THE GROUND WAS SLOPED I didn’t fail — I WAS NEVER HOPE They gave you armor, gave me blame Called it “life” and said “play the game” [Scream Section] I FOUGHT AN UNBALANCED WAR FROM BIRTH YOU CALL IT FAIR — I CALL IT CURSED IF I’M STILL BREATHING, STILL IN COMMAND THEN EVERY STEP I TAKE IS A STAND BUT I STILL STAND!!! (layered screams) [Final Chorus – half clean / half scream, victorious but scarred] WHY DO LIFE DO THIS TO MEEE WHY AM I THE COST OF EVERY DREAM IF THIS WORLD WANTS ME BROKEN BAD I’LL STAND UP WITH THE SCARS I HAVE WHY DO LIFE DO THIS TO MEEE I’LL TURN THIS PAIN INTO A SCREAM YOU CAN BURY ME IN MISERY BUT I WON’T LET IT BURY ME [Outro – fading, cold truth] This wasn’t survival of the best… It was survival of who they let live. OOOOOOooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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