Verse 1
City lights blink like they’re tired of the lie
Everybody’s running but nobody asks why
Clock on the wall keeps losing the race
I’m chasing a future I can’t quite trace
Pre-Chorus
I’ve been holding my breath in the middle of noise
Trading peace of mind for a handful of coins
If this is the dream, it’s sharp at the seams
Still I’m walking forward through fractured schemes
Chorus
I won’t fade into the background sound
I won’t let this world turn me inside out
If I fall, I fall standing my ground
I’m more than the echo they scream out loud
Verse 2
Hands in my pockets, hope in my chest
Every wrong turn feels like a test
They say slow down, they say behave
But comfort’s just a prettier cage
Pre-Chorus
I’ve seen smiles crack under gold
Heard the truth get cheaply sold
If I’m gonna break, let it be free
Not bent by who they want me to be
Chorus
I won’t fade into the background sound
I won’t let this world turn me inside out
If I fall, I fall standing my ground
I’m more than the echo they scream out loud
Bridge
Maybe I’m reckless, maybe I’m late
Maybe I won’t fit the shape they make
But I’d rather burn with a stubborn flame
Than freeze forever wearing their name
Final Chorus
I won’t fade into the background sound
I won’t let this world turn me inside out
No matter how hard the walls surround
I’m more than the echo they scream out loud
Outro
When the noise dies down and the lights go low
I’ll still be here, and I’ll still know
I didn’t vanish, I didn’t bow
I’m still me, still here, still now