Behind These Eyes

(Verse 1 )
I wake up cold, another day
Same four walls, same mistakes
I hear my name but don’t respond
It doesn’t feel like mine

The mirror stares, I look away
I don’t trust what it reflects
There’s something missing underneath
Something I left behind

(Pre-Chorus)
I followed words I thought were truth
I played my part, I saw it through

(Chorus)
I look inside
And I don’t recognize
The eyes staring back at me

I look inside
And I don’t recognize
Who I’ve become


(Verse 2)
They said believe, they said obey
They said the end would justify
But every step I took ahead
Just pulled me further down

I hear her voice inside my head
Like a warning I ignored
Now every choice I thought was mine
Is weighing on me now

(Pre-Chorus)
I crossed a line I can’t erase
I traded truth for empty faith

(Chorus)
I look inside
And I don’t recognize
The eyes staring back at me

I look inside
And I don’t recognize
Who I’ve become



(Bridge (half-time, haunting))
If I could change one moment back
Would it change anything?
Or was I always walking blind
Believing everything?

No cause left
No sacred lies
Just consequences
Behind these eyes



Final Chorus (slightly lifted, still restrained)

I look inside
And I don’t recognize
The man I used to be

I look inside
And I don’t recognize
What’s left of me



(Outro)
No answers come
No second chance
Just me and these
Unfamiliar eyes

Progressive metal, dark and moody, mid-tempo, atmospheric synths, tight riffs, and restrained operatic male vocals