**(Verse 1)**
Another nightfall, same fluorescent haze
Streetlights flicker through my doubting phase
Laughter echoes, masks so well-defined
Still chasing meaning in a world misaligned
No high-fives, no one’s calling my name
Just standing still in this popularity game
Slick talk, straight pose, playin’ their part
While I patch up holes in a weathered heart
**(Pre-Chorus)**
They build the walls, they set the rules
We stumble through like awkward fools
**(Chorus)**
Pressure rising, can’t catch my breath
We’re measured in shame, we’re drowning in debt
Moments that miss, memories sting
All alone in the crowd, barely feeling a thing
Is there a light, is there a sign?
Some kind of proof this pain is by design
**(Verse 2)**
Another handshake, another fake grin
Trading truth for a way to fit in
They say “grow up,” but don’t say how
Just paste on a smile and blend in somehow
Whispers flying like knives through the night
Leaving scars that never heal right
Rules rewritten, hearts confined
Hope slipping through these ties that bind
**(Pre-Chorus)**
They build the walls, they set the rules
But maybe we’re more than these made-up tools
**(Chorus)**
Pressure rising, can’t catch my breath
We’re measured in shame, we’re drowning in debt
Moments that miss, memories sting
All alone in the crowd, barely feeling a thing
Is there a light, is there a sign?
Some kind of proof this pain is by design
**(Bridge)**
They preach “be real,” but the mold never shifts
We're caught between ideals and fabricated scripts
So we raise our fists, awkward youth in flight
Building strength in this internal fight
**(Guitar Solo:Fast, melodic, soaring—not frantic. Channel unity)**
**(Chorus)**
Pressure rising, can’t catch my breath
We’re measured in shame, we’re drowning in debt
Moments that miss, memories sting
All alone in the crowd, barely feeling a thing
Is there a light, is there a sign?
We hold the torch, now let it shine!
**(Outro – Gang vocals, pounding drums)**
Awkward Youth! (Hey, hey, hey)
We’re alive!
Awkward Youth! (Hey, hey, hey)
We rise!
Awkward Youth! (Hey, hey, hey)
We’re alive!
Awkward Youth! (Hey, hey, hey)
We rise!
Awkward Youth!
No disguise!
Sean_Williamson
