Grave In The Headlines

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Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1 — Mike‑style rap, tense and confessional]
I’m scared to get close,
But I hate being alone,
Every truth I swallow feels like breaking a bone.
It’s never what we want,
But it’s what we need,
The kind of revelation that can make your heart bleed.

Sparing feelings,
Holding secrets,
Trying not to break while pretending I’m seamless.
Nobody sees the pain till it turns into rage,
Till I’m burning down the walls that kept me locked in this cage.

[Pre‑Chorus — rising pressure]
I’m at the lowest point,
No one hears me speak,
So I drown in the silence
And cry myself to sleep.
I pretend it didn’t hurt,
But it shattered me through—
Every lie I told myself was just protecting you.

[Chorus — Chester‑style melodic scream]
I’M BREAKING DOWN—
BUT YOU DON’T SEE ME!
I’m choking on the words you never let me breathe.
I’M DIGGING OUT—
FROM THE GRAVE YOU LEFT IN ME!
You wanted me to fall, now you get to watch me leave.
Extra, extra—read all about it:
I’m done being the name you bury in the silence.

[Verse 2 — rap/metal hybrid]
“What are you doing?”
“I’m digging your grave.”
You pushed me to the edge
And expected me to behave.
“Why don’t you just cut the act?”
“I’m giving you what you crave.”
You wanted my collapse—
Now you get to watch the wave.

I’m the headline you printed,
The story you twisted,
The ghost in the room
That you never admitted.
Look everybody—
My name’s in the paper,
But you only see the mess,
Not the one who made it.

[Breakdown — full scream, Chester energy]
YOU BROKE ME OPEN—
NOW WATCH ME HEAL!
I’M DONE PRETENDING
WHAT I FEEL ISN’T REAL!
YOU BUILT THE GRAVE—
BUT I’M CRAWLING OUT!
THIS IS MY VOICE—
AND I’M GONNA SHOUT!

[Final Chorus — explosive, layered vocals]
I’M BREAKING DOWN—
BUT YOU DON’T OWN ME!
I’m rising from the wreckage you expected me to be.
I’M DIGGING OUT—
FROM THE GRAVE YOU LEFT IN ME!
You wanted me to fall, now you get to watch me leave.
Extra, extra—read all about it:
I’m not the one you bury,
I’m the one who survives it.