Counting Tiles

[Intro]
(Light guitar + Add a soft "vinyl crackle" effect for texture.)

[Verse 1]
I ain't fine, just know that silent cries don’t mean less pain.
No, I can’t cry, all my tears dried, I kinda need the rain.
I can’t deny, I can’t decide if I’m alright.
Trust is out of sight, fighting my demons—they think I'm playing.
Following my dreams, need something to believe in.
Lost in the ceiling, I hate how I’m feeling.
Counting the tiles instead of counting on friends.

[Chorus]
Can you see the "fine" is just a mask I’m wearing?
While I’m drowning in the silence of a world not caring.
In the end, I’m all by myself, by myself.
Learning how to breathe without nobody’s help.
Could you tell that I don’t need no one else?
Since I’m the only one who knows this hell.

[Verse 2]
I’m empty, like the bottle on the floor.
My brain wants more, and my whole body’s sore.
It doesn’t help at all, it’s a chore.
When I feel sad, I think about relieving.
Questioning choices, destroying the poison.
All I see is broken dreams, empty faces, and people’s screams.

[Bridge]
I’m staring at the door, but I’m locked inside my head,
Repeating every single word that I never should’ve said.
The world is getting louder while I’m fading into grey,
I’m just a ghost in the hallway, trying to find my way.

[Chorus]
Can you see the "fine" is just a mask I’m wearing?
While I’m drowning in the silence of a world not caring.
In the end, I’m all by myself, by myself.
Learning how to breathe without nobody’s help.
Could you tell that I don’t need no one else?
Since I’m the only one who knows this hell.

[Outro]
I can’t stand it no more.
I can’t live in this world at all.
(Vocals fade out with a heavy echo/delay effect)
(Final piano/guitar note rings out and decays into silence)

85 BPM, Lo-Fi / Emotional Indie, Dark, Introspective, Atmospheric, Male