[Intro – Spoken / Soft Vocals] Yeah… yeah…. Exile Smiles can lie Scars don’t show on the outside But I feel ‘em every night ⸻ [Verse 1 – cinematic orchestra strings, Rap (NF style)] I wake up, put the mask on, play pretend Tell the world I’m fine, but I’m breakin’ again Got a war in my head that nobody can see And the battlefield’s bloody, but they say, “Just breathe” Walkin’ through crowds, but I’m stuck in my thoughts Everyone’s talkin’, I’m hearin’ it not They tell me I’m strong, but I’m barely afloat I laugh at the jokes, but I’m dead in my soul They say “count your blessings,” I count regrets Tryna rewrite pain, but it inks every step My mind’s like a prison, I’m stuck in the cell Shoutin’ for help but it echoes in hell ⸻ [Chorus – Melodic (Juice WRLD vibe)] I’m alive on the outside, dead within Smilin’ wide while I drown in sin Say I’m fine but I’m losin’ again Yeah, I’m losin’ again… Got a heart that beats but it feels so numb Look alive but the damage done Can’t run from the place I’ve been I’m alive on the outside… Dead within ⸻ [Verse 2 – Melodic/Rap blend] Told my friends I’m good, they believed that lie But the truth is buried, six feet high I got dreams, yeah, but they rot like weeds Hope fades fast when the soul can’t breathe Tryna light my path with a broken flame Feelin’ like I’m cursed, stuck in shame Love don’t fix what’s cracked inside And time don’t heal what I try to hide I sip on pain like it’s medicine Talk to the sky but it don’t let me in Voices in my head, man, they all sound real Tell me I’ll break before I ever heal ⸻ [Chorus – Melodic (Juice WRLD vibe)] I’m alive on the outside, dead within Smilin’ wide while I drown in sin Say I’m fine but I’m losin’ again Yeah, I’m losin’ again… Got a heart that beats but it feels so numb Look alive but the damage done Can’t run from the place I’ve been I’m alive on the outside… Dead within ⸻ [Bridge – complex drum solo, Spoken / Whispered Vocals] They see me smile, but they don’t see the war They see the light, but they don’t feel the storm I’m scream-silent in a crowded room Alive, but this feels like a tomb ⸻ [Final Chorus – Broken, raw delivery] Alive on the outside, dead within Prayin’ for peace that’ll never begin Try to fly but I got no wings No halo, just haunted sins I’m alive on the outside… But I’m dead, dead within… ⸻

Dead inside