Staring At The Ceiling

[Verse 1]
Staring at the ceiling
Posters peeling at the corners of my room
Mom’s voice through the drywall
Sharp words spinning like a planet out of tune
Scrolling through the same feed
Every perfect picture makes my chest feel tight
Hiding in a sweatshirt
Hoping they don’t notice I’ve been gone all night (inside)
[Chorus]
I just want an exit sign
Glowing at the edge of my mind
Somewhere I can breathe in time
(Just one place that feels like mine)
I’m not asking you to understand
Just to let me leave this land
Where every word is a landmine
I just want an exit sign
[Verse 2]
Pills on the dresser
Little colored soldiers lined up in a row
Therapist on speaker
Asks me how I’m feeling
I say
“I don’t know”
Laugh at all the wrong jokes
Make a scene of being perfectly okay
But my hands keep shaking
Like they’re trying to write a different day
[Chorus]
I just want an exit sign
Glowing at the edge of my mind
Somewhere I can breathe in time
(Just one place that feels like mine)
I’m not asking you to understand
Just to let me leave this land
Where every word is a landmine
I just want an exit sign
[Bridge]
What if there’s a city
Where my name is said in softer ways
What if there’s a sunrise
I can watch and not wish it would fade
What if I don’t disappear
If I stay another year
Could I find that exit
Leading somewhere I can stay
[Chorus]
I still want an exit sign
But maybe it’s a changing sky
Maybe it’s a someday life
(Where my heart can beat in time)
I’m not asking you to understand
Just to hold a little of my hand
Till the world feels less unkind
Help me find that exit sign

rock, Indie-rock meets K-pop: clean palm‑muted guitars over a midtempo groove, crisp trap‑inspired drums, light synth pads. Verses stay intimate and hushed; chorus blooms with stacked female vocals, bright lead guitar, and lift in the drums. Bridge strips down to vocal, bass, and subtle reverb before a final, emotionally cathartic chorus. Female vocals, intimate but powerful delivery., indie rock