[Teenage male voice]
[Intro]
Don’t exaggerate.
Others somehow get by.
That you can’t handle it,
that’s just a detail.
[Verse 1]
I wake up too early, not feeling okay again
Thoughts keep circling, crawling under my skin
It’s “kinda fine,” “kinda normal,” that’s what it seems
But inside something collapses every day, routinely.
They say: “relax,” they say: “you’ll manage somehow”
And I’m falling apart, can’t pull myself together now
I laugh out loud, ‘cause it’s easier that way
Than saying straight what’s scratching my throat every day.
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t make scenes
I don’t cause drama
Sometimes I just
Can’t handle it alone.
[Chorus]
I sing ‘cause I’m low, ‘cause it’s choking me tight
‘Cause if I go silent, something pulls me inside
I sing ‘cause I’m low, not for fun or a game
‘Cause silence attracts all the ghosts that remain.
I sing ‘cause I’m low, quietly so
So I’m not left alone in this scream I don’t show
I sing ‘cause I’m low — no, this isn’t pretend
It’s the only way I’m still holding on in the end.
[Violin solo]
[Verse 2]
I’ve got people around me, but none really close
Everyone’s warming their own little fire they chose
They text: “how’s it going?” — I text back: “it’s fine”
But “it’s fine” really means: I’m barely alive.
Days rush by fast, I’m stuck in one place
Too much in my head, too little makes sense
I wish I could shut down, escape for a bit
But life comes right back with a doubled-up hit.
[Pre-Chorus 2 – choir]
Not everything needs to be named
Some things are simply given that way.
Sometimes it’s enough to understand in the quiet
That what hurts doesn’t always scream or riot.
[Chorus – STRONGER]
I sing ‘cause I’m low, ‘cause the silence eats me whole
Music’s the only thing still helping my soul
I sing ‘cause I’m low, don’t ask me “why”
Sometimes I don’t even know myself inside.
I sing ‘cause I’m low, day after day
So I don’t get lost somewhere along the way
I sing ‘cause I’m low — sounds trivial, maybe
But it’s what keeps me grounded, keeps me real lately.
[Bridge]
I’m not tough — I’m just tired
Of pretending all the time that I’m fine and inspired.
If you know this, if you feel the same too
Then know this for real — you’re not the only one, it’s true.
[Chorus – CLIMAX, EVERYONE PLAYS EVERYTHING, CHOIR, final]
I sing ‘cause I’m low, not ‘cause I want to
But ‘cause I don’t know any other thing to do
I sing ‘cause I’m low — as long as my voice sounds
It means something inside me still hasn’t gone out.
I sing ‘cause I’m low, I’m still standing here
Still trying, still feeling, still staying sincere
I sing ‘cause I’m low — that’s all there is to say
Today it’s my way not to disappear for a day.
[Outro]
I sing.
That’s how I am today.
And that’s enough.
ALEKSKENO
