(Intro)
Distant sirens wail, feedback hums low
Shadows crawl along the walls I know.
A heartbeat thunders, heavy and slow,
The air tastes bitter, the streets run cold.
(Verse 1)
I don’t recognize the face I wear,
Cold blood running but I don’t care.
Every mirror tells me lies,
Dead reflections, hollow eyes.
Teeth clenched tight on words unsaid,
Static screaming inside my head.
All the shit I tried to hide,
Burned alive but still inside.
(Pre-Chorus)
Something’s breaking, can’t you see?
This ain’t who I’m meant to be.
(Chorus)
I’m not the same, I’m fucking changed,
Somewhere along the way I got derailed.
Buried the truth beneath the rage,
Now I’m a stranger trapped in this cage.
You say my name like you still know me,
But that version’s fucking gone.
(Verse 2)
Every promise tastes like rust,
Every bond reduced to dust.
Voices crawling through my skull,
Dragging me back into the pull.
I tried to kill what I became,
But scars remember, brands remain.
No clean break, no reset line,
Past won’t loosen its grip on mine.
(Pre-Chorus)
Cracks are spreading through my skin,
Can’t escape the war within.
(Chorus)
I’m not the same, I’m fucking changed,
Somewhere along the way I got derailed.
Buried the truth beneath the rage,
Now I’m a stranger trapped in this cage.
You say my name like you still know me,
But that version’s fucking gone.
(Bridge)
Maybe I was never whole,
Just fractured pieces of a soul.
Every step another lie,
Every breath a slow goodbye.
No salvation left to claim,
Only echoes of my name.
(Breakdown)
Tear it out, strip it down,
Let the silence fucking drown.
No disguise, no defense,
Only rage and consequence.
(Guitar Solo)
(Aggressive melodic lead, raw phrasing, bends and fast runs, chaotic but controlled energy)
(Final Chorus)
I’m not the same, I can’t rewind,
Too much damage carved in my mind.
All that’s left is what remains,
A shattered nerve, a fractured brain.
You keep reaching for who I used to be,
But he’s never coming back
(Outro)
Feedback wails and the shadows fade,
Empty streets hold the mess I made.
Heart still pounding, nothing to reclaim,
Just a broken soul, never the same.
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