**[Intro – whispered, heavily reverbed, almost spoken over faint rain sounds]** I don't wanna take up space… But I'm still breathing in this place… Why does existing feel like sin… When all I did was begin… **[Verse 1 – soft, close-mic'd vocals floating over pulsing pads]** They say I'm too loud, too raw, too real Like my hurt's a fracture they don't wanna heal Not begging for rescue, just trying not to drown But you vanish like mist when I reach out I told you I'm fine, I told you I'm good Still can't look at me when I'm misunderstood You want the ascension, the light at the end But ghost when the shadows haven't left yet **[Pre-Chorus – layered harmonies creeping in, synths rising]** You pray for my progress but run from the wreck Offer your hand, then pull it back the second I stretch Easier to name me storm, name me intense Than admit you only stay for the silence **[Chorus – full atmospheric drop: crashing reverb waves, distant thunder-like drums]** Burden? No… I'm the ache that taught your heart to beat Don't need your mercy, just stop looking so relieved When I finally go quiet and play the part you need Space isn't rented—I was born in the bleed You call it heavy, I call it the proof I'm still here Blisters on my palms from holding atmosphere I ain't your problem, I'm the echo you fear So don't turn away when the truth draws near **[Verse 2 – vocals double-tracked, glitch effects on certain words]** Feeling like a burden doesn't make it fact It's just the voice of carrying the sky on my back While you wait on the shoreline for a calmer sea For the version of me that stopped screaming Easier to blame the weight than the ones who let go I shrink into static, apologize for the glow While you count the seconds 'til I'm "healed" and "whole" Like pain is a debt I owe **[Pre-Chorus – even more layers, vocal chops swirling]** You want blessed with my rising but not my fall Smile for the phoenix, disappear through it all No, I'm not fighting, I'm not trying to break Just naming the fear you wear like escape **[Chorus – bigger this time, synths screaming]** Burden? No… I'm the ache that taught your heart to beat Don't need your mercy, just stop looking so relieved When I finally go quiet and play the part you need Space isn't rented—I was born in the bleed You call it heavy, I call it the proof I'm still here Blisters on my palms from holding atmosphere I ain't your problem, I'm the ec

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