[Intro]
I count the cracks above my bed
Each one keeps a thought I said
[Verse 1]
There’s a second voice behind my teeth
Turning every quiet into something mean
It keeps a ledger of the times I failed
Reads it back whenever I’m alone and pale
I tell my friends that I’m just tired
Then lock the door and kill the light
The room gets smaller by the hour
But I’m still here, still trying to survive
[Pre-Chorus]
If I go quiet, don’t call it peace
There’s a storm underneath me
I’m holding on by a fraying thread
To the part of me not buried yet
[Chorus]
Voices in my head, I can’t fight them tonight
They turn every wound into a reason to hide
But I’m not giving up, not while I can breathe
Even when I hate what they’re saying to me
Let the whole world shake, let the ceiling come down
I’ll drag myself up from the floor somehow
Voices in my head, you don’t get the final word
I’m still here, even if it hurts
[Verse 2]
I missed another call from home
Couldn’t find a way to say I’m not okay alone
There’s a photograph beside the sink
Of a younger me who didn’t overthink
I wear my worst days like a second skin
Pretend the damage proves I’ll never win
But every morning leaves a mark
A little proof I made it through the dark
[Pre-Chorus]
If I go quiet, don’t call it peace
There’s a storm underneath me
I’m holding on by a fraying thread
To the part of me not buried yet
[Chorus]
Voices in my head, I can’t fight them tonight
They turn every wound into a reason to hide
But I’m not giving up, not while I can breathe
Even when I hate what they’re saying to me
Let the whole world shake, let the ceiling come down
I’ll drag myself up from the floor somehow
Voices in my head, you don’t get the final word
I’m still here, even if it hurts
[Bridge]
Maybe healing isn’t clean
Maybe courage isn’t loud
Maybe getting out of bed
Is enough to make me proud
I don’t need to win forever
I just need to make it through
One more hour, one more breath
One small thing I choose to do
[Breakdown]
I choose to stay
I choose to stay
Even with the noise
Even with the weight
[Final Chorus]
Voices in my head, I can’t fight them tonight
But they don’t own the rest of my life
I’m not giving up, not while I can breathe
There’s still a pulse underneath these sleepless weeks
Let the whole world shake, let the ceiling come down
I’ll drag myself up from the floor somehow
Voices in my head, you don’t get the final word
I’m still here, and I’m finally heard
[Outro]
The room is quiet, but I’m awake
Tomorrow is another choice to make