[Clean Vocals]
The curtain drops again, the fake smile locked in place
A heavy, hollow hum behind this painted, vacant face
You ask me how I’ve been, I give the line you want to hear
Just nod and walk away, erasing all my fear
[Clean vocals]
But the tide is rising fast beneath the surface of my skin
A cold and crushing truth: I'm barely holding on within
I see the world move on, the laughter and the light
While I’m sinking deeper into a self-imposed night
[Strong, clean vocals]
I am not okay, I’m shattered at the seams...
Living through the echoes of my broken, dying dreams...
This silent battlefield, a world of throbbing, endless pain
Does the sky have to fall before you even know my name?
Why does it take a fire before you see the flame?
[Clean vocals]
I send out smoke signals, whispers into the void
My desperation’s quiet, carefully employed
I try to build a bridge, to find a single, solid ground
But every outstretched hand gets lost without a sound
[Clean vocals]
The weight is in my chest, a pressure I can’t bear to hide
No one is looking close, they only look to the outside
I’m standing on the brink, a breath away from the unknown
And still, I feel profoundly, miserably alone
[Strong, clean vocals]
I am not okay, I’m shattered at the seams...
Living through the echoes of my broken, dying dreams...
This silent battlefield, a world of throbbing, endless pain
Does the sky have to fall before you even know my name?
Why does it take a fire before you see the flame?
[Slower, emotional, clean vocals]
The concrete cracks beneath my feet
The world keeps spinning, bittersweet
Does it require a catastrophe, a fall from grace
Before you turn your head and look into this empty space?
Must I become a headline for you to finally care?
To realize the agony I’ve been forced to bear?
[Guitar Solo Melodic, powerful, fast runs mixed with heavy, chugging riffs]
[Clean vocals]
I am not okay I’m shattered at the seams...
Living through the echoes of my broken, dying dreams...
This silent battlefield, a world of throbbing, endless pain
Does the sky have to fall before you even know my name?
Why does it take a fire before you see the flame?
[Fading, clean/whispered)
I am not okay...
Just a whisper in the wind...
Not okay...
[Repeat and fade out with sustained, ringing guitar note]
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