[Verse 1] Woke up with a cracked grin Teeth tight, jaw wired thin Laugh stuck in a throat full of knives Am I blessed or just barely alive Scars on my tongue from biting back Smiles on my pics, but they all look flat I keep switching, flipping in my chest Halo in my hand, horns on my head [Chorus] I don't know if I should choose my rage Or fake this joy and play it safe I swing from heaven to a steel cage I'm stuck between a prayer and a flame (yeah) I don't know if I should choose my rage Or drown my fury in a painted face I'm split right down the middle of my veins I'm stuck between a prayer and a flame [Verse 2] Friends say, "you’re glowing, you’re fine" They don't see the gasoline behind my eyes I say, "I'm good," but I'm grinding bone Building a bonfire inside my home Every joke tastes like metal Every hug sits on a kettle I keep pacing circles in my head Do I forgive or leave it all red [Chorus] I don't know if I should choose my rage Or fake this joy and play it safe I swing from heaven to a steel cage I'm stuck between a prayer and a flame I don't know if I should choose my rage Or drown my fury in a painted face I'm split right down the middle of my veins I'm stuck between a prayer and a flame [Bridge] [breakdown – drums and bass peel back, vocal almost whispered] Heartbeat too loud for this quiet mask Soft words, hard thoughts, they clash If I let it burn, will it burn me out If I swallow it down, will I ever climb out (count it down) Three breaths in Two fists clenched One choice left Do I break, do I bend [Chorus] I don't know if I should choose my rage Or fake this joy and play it safe I swing from heaven to a steel cage I'm stuck between a prayer and a flame I don't know if I should choose my rage Or drown my fury in a painted face I'm split right down the middle of my veins I'm stuck between a prayer and a flame

rap, Hybrid metal-trap with male vocals, detuned synth riffs and chuggy guitars in the verses over aggressive 808-sub stack. Vocal sits in a tight, rhythmic pocket, half-rapped, half-snarled. Chorus blooms into soaring melodic hooks with layered harmonies and widened stereo synths. Bridge drops into a stripped, tension-building breakdown: filtered drums, glitchy vox chops, then a massive slam back into the final hook., metal

Choose My Rage