Verse 1
You come in empty pockets, loud heart beating wild
Nothing that you’re asking for, the world hits you like a child
Cheap whiskey down your throat, burns truth into your chest
Love and rot and sweat collide, an angel laughs at 3 a.m.
Pre-Chorus
No name, no ground beneath your feet
Just borrowed time and broken sleep
Pain arrives but tells no lies
You feel it all—no place to hide
Chorus
Life is suffering, pieces dull
Every dream gets bent or pulled
Hold it close, then let it shatter
You were alive when it mattered
Verse 2
You own nothing—that’s the freedom
Floors and promises you keep
Yesterday’s mistakes your pillow
Rent notice taped in crooked grief
Clean punch, broken bottle
Blood still honest in the night
You don’t question what you’re feeling
You are the fight
Pre-Chorus
Then numbers start to count your days
Trade the fire for safer ways
Sit still, nod, swallow pride
Mirror turns its head aside
Chorus
Life is suffering, pieces dull
Trade your soul for something full
You want proof it wasn’t wasted
You were alive when it mattered
Bridge (slow, heavy)
Chairs that don’t wobble
Love that won’t run
You want an answer
From everyone
You want the world
To say you’re right
To make it mean
All those nights
Breakdown
Closet full of reasons
But the fire’s gone cold
Hands don’t shake
Heart won’t break
Nothing scares you anymore
Quiet Chorus
You feel nothing
Want everything
Every moment you let slip
Every breath you didn’t cling
Final Chorus (full)
Life is suffering, pieces dull
Clench too hard, it takes its toll
Let go late, you’re buried after
You were alive when it mattered
Outro
It’s not the win
It’s not the loss
Just bleeding enough
To know the cost
When it mattered.
DonaldFritsche
