Outside The Lines

[Verse 1]
I just wanna run
Heartbeat in my mouth
Every dream I had
Feels dead and gone now
Moment of truth
Staring me down
I’m waiting on a sign
But it never comes around
[Pre-Chorus]
All of these battle scars
Spell your name across my arms
Every scream caught in my chest
Every word we left unsaid
[Chorus]
I’m standing outside the lines
Breaking the frame you drew
Every word I believed
Crashing like waves on you
Take your time
Take your time
I’ll be fine when you set me free
I was stuck 24/7 on you
But that shouldn’t be me
[Verse 2]
Unbelievable
How we lost that high
You swore amazing love
Then watched it run dry
Waiting on a call
Held my breath each night
You said “as long as you love me”
Then you left on quiet lies
[Pre-Chorus]
All of these battle scars
Glow like ghosts in the dark
Every scream burned in my throat
Every promise that we broke
[Chorus]
I’m standing outside the lines
Breaking the frame you drew
Every word I believed
Crashing like waves on you
Take your time
Take your time
I’ll be fine when you set me free
I was stuck 24/7 on you
But that shouldn’t be me
[Bridge]
In the end
It’s simple (oh)
You were gone
I was blind
Now the pain feels sad but sacred
Like a map back to my life
[Chorus]
I’m standing outside the lines
Breaking the frame you drew
Every word I believed
Crashing like waves on you
Take your time
Take your time
Watch me learn who I can be
I was stuck 24/7 on you
Now that won’t be me

metal, Upbeat pop-rock with modern trap drums and bright synth hooks; verses stay tight and rhythmic over plucky guitars, chorus explodes with wide pads and stacked male vocals on the hook, subtle vocoder harmonies in the post-chorus, energy arc from tense and moody to cathartic and soaring by the final repeat, sad