[Verse 1 – Soft, introspective vocals, clean guitar]
Woke up in silence, chains I couldn’t see
Cold breath on the mirror, but the ghost was me
Walls made of memories, barbed wire of doubt
Tried to scream, but my voice wouldn’t come out
[Pre-Chorus – Gentle build, bass and drums creeping in]
I walk the line inside my head
Every step, a word unsaid
Fighting wars that leave no scars
Locked behind invisible bars
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[Chorus – Raw, soaring vocals with pounding drums and heavy guitars]
I’m trapped in a prison in my mind
No escape, no key I can find
Shadows scream and the silence roars
Pacing circles on a concrete floor
Yeah, I’m shackled to the fear I hide
In the prison, the prison in my mind
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[Verse 2 – Stronger vocals, rhythm kicks in]
The mirror’s cracking, but I can’t look away
Each fracture’s a truth I can’t un-say
Letters I burned, voices I drowned
Still they echo, still they pound
[Pre-Chorus – Louder, more desperate]
Digging tunnels through regret
But every dawn’s a new sunset
Hope’s a lie I used to write
In the dark before the night
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[Chorus – Bigger, more anthemic]
I’m trapped in a prison in my mind
No escape, no key I can find
Shadows scream and the silence roars
Pacing circles on a concrete floor
Yeah, I’m shackled to the fear I hide
In the prison, the prison in my mind
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[Bridge – Stripped back, solo vocal + clean guitar, builds with lead solo]
(Whispered)
No warden, no jury, no crime I can name
Just echoes and ashes and guilt without flame
But I still breathe… yeah, I still breathe…
[Guitar Solo – soaring lead, emotional]
(Lead guitar wails above driving rhythm – a cry from the soul)
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[Final Chorus – Full power, drums pounding, voice almost breaking]
I’m trapped in a prison in my mind
But I won’t go down without a fight
Shadows scream and the silence roars
But I’m breaking down these rusted doors
Yeah, I’ve lived with the fear I hide
But I won’t die in this prison in my mind
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[Outro – Fading, soulful vocals over stripped guitar]
(Soft)
No more chains… no more chains…
Just the echo of my name…
In the prison… in the prison…
Of my mind…