[Intro – low, restrained]
Yeah…
You ever feel like…
you made it through — but didn’t come back the same?
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[Verse 1]
Woke up fine now I’m pacing slow
Heart racing but I’m moving low
Used to run, never thought twice
Now I’m counting steps just to feel alright
They say “rest,” yeah I tried that
Still feel it when I lie flat
Same old face in the mirror stare
But something underneath ain’t there
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[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t see it
But I feel it
Every time I try to breathe
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[HOOK – make this hit]
I’m not the same… not the same
Walk it off — but it don’t change
You don’t see what I can’t explain
Long COVID — I’m not the same
I’m not the same… not the same
Everything just rearranged
Try to move but I’m out of range
Long COVID — I’m not the same
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[Verse 2]
One infection, then it shifted
Now my baseline’s something different
Energy gone, can’t fake that
Push too hard and I pay back
Brain fog hit mid-sentence
Lose my words, lose the presence
You say “you look fine” — I know
But you don’t see the undertow
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[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t see it
But I’m living
Every second underneath
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[HOOK]
I’m not the same… not the same
Walk it off — but it don’t change
You don’t see what I can’t explain
Long COVID — I’m not the same
I’m not the same… not the same
Everything just rearranged
Try to move but I’m out of range
Long COVID — I’m not the same
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[Bridge – stripped, emotional peak]
Months go by — still here
Say it fades — not clear
No cast, no scar to show
But it’s deeper than you know
If I could trade it back
Every step I’d take that
But I’m learning how to stand
In a body I don’t understand
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[Final Hook – bigger, layered]
I’m not the same… not the same
Yeah it lingers, never changed
You don’t see it but it remains
Long COVID — I’m not the same
I’m not the same… not the same
Every system out of place
Say I’m fine but it’s not the case
Long COVID — I’m not the same
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[Outro – soft fade]
Yeah…
Still here…
I’m not the same…
