Never enough

[Intro – distant synth pad, glitch static]
(whispered vocal)
I gave respect… I gave my word…
But the ghosts keep score…

[Verse 1 – clean emo vocal over electronic beat]
I wake up with the weight of yesterday’s mistakes
Every promise that I tried but somehow couldn’t save
I carried honor in the way I said your name
But somehow every good thing still gets washed away

I worked my hands until the skin turned into stone
Built my life just trying not to be alone
But every time I stumble, every time I fall
You carve it into memory like I’m nothing at all

[Pre-Chorus – rising synth + distorted guitar]
I tried to be the man they said I should become
But the past is a knife that never goes numb

[Chorus – screamed fry vocal + heavy drop]
SCREAM:
I’M NEVER ENOUGH — NO MATTER WHAT I DO
EVERY STEP FORWARD THEY DRAG ME BACK THROUGH
THE MISTAKES, THE SCARS, THE WORDS I CAN’T OUTRUN
I BUILT MY LIFE RIGHT BUT I’M STILL THE WRONG ONE

Clean harmony:
I gave respect… I gave my soul…
But the past won’t let me go

[Verse 2 – electronic pulse, emotional vocal]
I tried to live by something more than just survival
Respect and honor were my only real revival
But people keep the worst parts framed inside their mind
Like I’m the man I was and not the one I tried to find

Every late night I replay the same damn scenes
Every apology still echoes in between
The man I was and the man I fight to be
But forgiveness is a language you won’t speak to me

[Breakdown – bass drop, glitch effects]
(low spoken)
I owned my sins…

(growl)
BUT YOU WON’T LET THEM DIE

[Breakdown Callout – heavy electronic/metalcore]
SCREAM:
DIG UP MY PAST — THROW IT IN MY FACE
LIKE I NEVER FOUGHT TO CHANGE MY PLACE
YOU KEEP ME LOCKED IN A VERSION OF ME
THAT I BURIED SIX FEET DEEP

[Final Chorus – huge layered vocals]
SCREAM:
I’M NEVER ENOUGH — I’M NEVER RELEASED
FROM THE CHAINS OF THE MAN I USED TO BE
I’M BLEEDING TRUTH BUT YOU ONLY SEE
THE SHADOW THAT I USED TO BE

Clean vocal:
I gave respect…
I carried the blame…
But the past still whispers my name

[Outro – fading synth, quiet voice]
Maybe someday the weight will fade…
Maybe someday mistakes decay…
But tonight I’m still fighting the echo
Of never being enough. 

Hardcore emo/ electronic, male voice