Oxygen

(Intro)

(Sound of a heavy storm outside, then a sudden silence)

(A deep, vibrating 808 heartbeat—slow and irregular)

(Muffled, distorted vocals: I can't breathe... it’s too heavy...)

(Verse 1)

I’m gasping in a room full of oxygen, but none of it’s for me

My lungs are full of lead, dragging me down into this sea

I spent all night on my knees, trying to fit the edges in

But the glue won’t hold against the pressure of the skin I’m in

Just when I think I’ve got a grip, when the picture starts to clear

Something invisible kicks the chair and I’m back to drowning in my fear

It’s a violent kind of quiet, it’s a heavy kind of blue

I’m screaming through a throat full of salt, reaching out for you.

(Pre-Chorus)

My arms are getting heavy, I can’t keep 'em in the air

I’m a woman, I’m a human, but there’s nothing left to spare

The surface is a silver line that’s blurring out of sight

I’m losing the rhythm, I’m losing the fight.

(Chorus)

(The beat slams in—a dark, muddy bass that vibrates your chest)

I’m breaking apart, and I can’t stop the rain

Every time I fix it, I just find a new pain

I’m reaching for the light, but it’s moving further away

The sun is a lie, everything is turning gray

And the mask is shattering—look at the blood on the floor

I can't pretend, I can't hide it, I can’t do this anymore!

I’m drowning in the pieces of a soul I can’t mend

Just let the water take me before I reach the end.

(Verse 2)

(Music gets more frantic—stuttering hi-hats like a panicked heart)

The mask didn't just crack, it exploded in my hands

Cut me deep enough to see I never had a plan

I try to touch the light, but my fingers just turn cold

I’m too tired to be brave, I’m too tired to be bold

It’s cold down here, the pressure’s crushing every bone

I’m surrounded by the wreckage, yet I’m drowning all alone

The light’s a tiny pinprick now, a million miles high

I’m watching my reflection fade away and say goodbye.

(Bridge)

(Everything drops out except a raw, distorted bass synth)

(Spoken/Sobbed)

I tried... I really tried to hold it together.

But the pieces are sharp... they’re cutting me open.

Every time I reach, the water gets thicker.

I can’t feel my hands.

I can’t feel... anything.

(Vocal scream that transitions into a melodic run)

IT’S TAKING ME UNDER!

(Chorus)

I’m breaking apart, and I can’t stop the rain

Every time I fix it, I just find a new pain

I’m reaching for the light, but it’s moving further away

The sun is a lie, everything is turning gray

And the mask is shattering—look at the blood on the floor

I can't pretend, I can't hide it, I can’t do this anymore!

I’m drowning in the pieces of a soul I can’t mend

Just let the water take me before I reach the end.

(Outro)

(The beat slowly dissolves into a high-pitched ringing sound)

Farther...

It’s getting so much farther...

(Bubbling sound effect)

Just a woman...

Breaking...

(Silence)