I wake up in the quiet, but it’s screaming in my mind
Every little thought feels like it’s cutting me inside
Sunlight through the window, but it never seems to stay
It touches all the darkness, then it slowly fades away
I trace the cracks in everything I used to recognize
Now every piece of me just feels like something I disguise
I try to hold a feeling, but it slips right through my hands
Like I was never meant to understand
[Pre-Chorus]
And I’m sinking like a stone in the deep end
Every breath feels like a weekend
I can’t escape the weight I carry
Even when I close my eyes
[Chorus]
I’m a fading echo in the dark tonight
Calling out but no one hears me cry
Every piece of me just drifts away
Like I was never meant to stay
I tried to find a way to feel alive
But hope just slips right through me every time
Now I’m lost inside the in-between
Of who I was and what I’ll never be
[Verse 2]
Every smile feels borrowed, like it’s not really mine
Like I’m playing someone else just to pass the time
People say it’s temporary, it’ll all be fine
But they don’t see the way I’m barely getting by
I hear their voices fading like a distant melody
While my thoughts are getting louder, pulling me beneath
And I’m reaching out for something I can’t even see
But it never reaches back for me
[Pre-Chorus]
And I’m drifting further out to nowhere
Every heartbeat’s just a cold stare
I’m surrounded, but I’m empty
Like I vanished in plain sight
[Chorus]
I’m a fading echo in the dark tonight
Calling out but no one hears me cry
Every piece of me just drifts away
Like I was never meant to stay
I tried to find a way to feel alive
But hope just slips right through me every time
Now I’m lost inside the in-between
Of who I was and what I’ll never be
[Melodic Rap Bridge – rhythmic but still emotional]
Yeah…
Every night I’m lying wide awake, staring at the ceiling
Tryna find a reason just to justify the feeling
Like I’m stuck inside a loop I never asked to repeat
Every step I take just brings me back to the same street
And I’m tired of the voices in my head telling lies
Say I’m never gonna make it, I should stop even trying
But a part of me is fighting even when I feel numb
Like a spark in the dark saying “don’t you give up”
But it’s fading… yeah it’s fading…
I can feel it slipping out my hands
If I lose it… if I break down…
Would they even understand?
[Breakdown – airy, melodic, almost whispered singing]
If I disappear into the night…
Would the world even notice I’m gone?
I’ve been holding onto nothing…
For so long… for so long…
[Final Chorus – fuller, more melodic, layered vocals]
I’m a fading echo in the dark tonight
But a piece of me still wants to fight
Even if I’m barely holding on
Even if the light is almost gone
I tried to find a way to feel alive
And maybe there’s a chance I’ll be alright
Though I’m lost inside the in-between
I’m still more than what they see in me
[Outro – soft, fragile, fading]
I’m not gone… not yet…
Even if I’m close to it…
Just a spark… just