Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Woke up tangled in the bedsheets Heart doing laps in my chest Phone lit up from the nightstand I just flip it Let it rest Got a mirror I avoid now Can’t stare him in the face Every small thing feels like mountains I’m still standing in one place [Chorus – Female Hook] You don’t know what it’s like When it hurts just to breathe Every breath is a fight Every thought on repeat You don’t know what it’s like When the dark never leaves You don’t know You don’t know What it’s like for me [Verse 2] Laugh lines fading in the group chat I type “I’m good” Hit send I’m the ghost inside the photo They keep tagging like a friend I keep drowning in the daylight Smile stitched on like a sleeve Every inhale feels like barbed wire Every exhale’s disbelief [Chorus – Female Hook] You don’t know what it’s like When it hurts just to breathe Every breath is a fight Every thought on repeat You don’t know what it’s like When the dark never leaves You don’t know You don’t know What it’s like for me [Bridge – Male & Female] [Male] If I say I’m tired Will you hear me Or just tell me “try to sleep”? I’ve been talking to the ceiling ’Cause it’s cheaper than to weep [Female Soft under] (I hear you, I hear you) [Male] If I hand you all my damage Would you hold it Would you stay? [Female] I can’t feel your every heartbeat But I’m reaching anyway (anyway) [Chorus – Male Lead Female Hook] [Male] You don’t know what it’s like When it hurts just to breathe When you wake up already On your knees [Female] You don’t know what it’s like When the dark never leaves You don’t know You don’t know [Together] What it’s like to bleed Just to even breathe You don’t know You don’t know What it’s like for me
Tags
Moody alt-R&B with male lead vocals and a haunting female hook. Minimal piano and distant pads in the verses, tight reverb on a dry, intimate vocal. Chorus blooms with layered female harmonies, warm sub-bass, and crisp snare. Bridge strips back to near a cappella before a final, heavier chorus with ad-lib runs and call-and-response between the voices., male vocals
Duration
3:22
Instrumental
No
Created
2/14/2026