[Verse 1]
Woke up with my teeth all cracked
Bit down on the panic, tasted glass
Every mirror in my room talks back
Says, “You’re not coming home from this”
Pacing on a floor of pills
Every color feels the same
Thought I’d walk out stronger, built
All I brought back was the shame
[Pre-Chorus]
I burned every bridge in my brain
Just to feel the heat for a second
Thought flames would forge me again
But all I got was edges, jagged
[Chorus]
I fought a war inside my head
Came back crawling, half‑undead
Turned to steel inside the fire
But the blade came out dull, tired
I thought the smoke would make me rise
But it only filled my eyes
Now I’m choking on the proof instead
I fought a war inside my head
[Verse 2]
Counting all my battle scars
Same old numbers, new tattoos
Every victory is marred
By all the blood I had to lose
Told ’em I was tempered, hard
“Trust me, I can take the hit”
But every time they light the spark
I feel another piece un-knit
[Pre-Chorus]
I walked through the furnace laughing
Swore pain would polish my soul
Now every step’s glass cracking
Underneath a hollow skull
[Chorus]
I fought a war inside my head
Came back crawling, half‑undead
Turned to steel inside the fire
But the blade came out dull, tired
I thought the smoke would make me rise
But it only filled my eyes
Now I’m choking on the proof instead
I fought a war inside my head
[Breakdown]
[beat cuts, low bass pulse, distant synth bells]
Whispers in my ribcage (don’t heal)
Just echo, echo, echo
Every time I stand up (I feel)
Smaller than the shadow
[half-time drums slam back in]
Thought I’d walk out unafraid
All I did was rot and fade
Stripped my heart to bare the core
Found nothing worth bleeding for (nothing)
[Chorus]
I fought a war inside my head
Came back broken, thin as thread
Threw myself into the fire
Only fed a deeper tired
I thought the smoke would make me rise
But it only burned my eyes
Now I’m living with the loss instead
I fought a war inside my head