Nightmares

Verse 1
I wake up running every night
Sheets twisted like my thoughts
Same room, same shadows on the wall
Same battles that I fought
My heart beats like it’s late again
For something I can’t see
I swear the dark remembers me
Better than I remember me
Pre-Chorus
I hold my breath till morning
Like that’s the only cure
Sleep don’t feel like resting
It feels like war
Chorus
I’ve got nightmares on repeat
Every time I close my eyes
They wear familiar faces
They know how to lie
I’m scared of falling asleep
‘Cause that’s where I lose control
I don’t rest, I just survive
In the places my mind goes
Verse 2
I drink my coffee like a shield
Against the coming night
Counting hours till exhaustion
Kills the fight
The mirror says I’m standing still
But I’m fading every day
Living half inside my head
Half trying to stay awake
Pre-Chorus
Every dream’s a crime scene
I can’t outrun
I’m both the witness and the ghost
And the loaded gun
Chorus
I’ve got nightmares on repeat
They call my name like prayers
Every scream gets stuck in me
Before it hits the air
I’m scared of falling asleep
‘Cause I don’t come back the same
I wake up bruised by memories
I can’t explain
Bridge
If sleep is where you heal
Why do I break instead?
Why do the worst things I’ve lived
Get louder in my head?
I try to leave the light on
Like it’ll keep me safe
But the dark lives behind my eyes
It don’t need the space
Break (quiet)
I’d trade all my dreams for nothing
Just one night of calm
Final Chorus
I’ve got nightmares on repeat
Every night, every room
They follow me into daylight
They don’t leave at noon
I’m scared of falling asleep
But I’m tired of staying awake
I’m caught between the dark and dark
Every choice I make
Outro
If morning ever feels like mercy
I’ll let myself believe
Until then I’ll count the hours
And beg my mind for sleep

metal, death metal, melodic death metal