[Intro – soft, acoustic with ambient pads] Shadows on the playground wall, Silent hearts, too scared to call. Every smile a borrowed face, Trying to find a safer place. [Verse 1] Tiny hands with heavy weight, Dreams too young to suffocate. Scrolling eyes, the perfect lie, Filters painted on the sky. [Pre-Chorus – rising tension] Do you see me, do you care? I’m breaking under all I wear. Just a child, but not allowed, To be the voice inside, out loud. [Chorus – first hit, emotional but restrained] In a world of masks, I’m fading, In the noise, my soul is waiting. Can’t you hear the quiet cries? I just want a life that’s mine. [Verse 2] Every like’s a crooked chain, Love reduced to numbers, fame. Little hearts in cages scream, Longing just to live a dream. [Pre-Chorus – bigger, stronger delivery] Do you hear me, do you care? I’m drowning in polluted air. Just a child, I need the space, To find myself, my honest face. [Chorus – stronger, soaring] In a world of masks, I’m fading, In the noise, my soul is waiting. Can’t you hear the quiet cries? I just want a life that’s mine. [Bridge – powerful crescendo, indie/ambient rock lift] We don’t need your plastic skies, We don’t need your painted lies. We are children, flesh and bone, All we ask—let us be our own. (instrumental break – acoustic guitar layers, ambient textures, slow build) [Chorus – full power, emotional peak] In a world of masks, we’re breaking, Through the dark, our truth is waking. Hear the voices, hear the fight, We won’t fade into the night. [Outro – stripped back, acoustic + ambient fade] Shadows fall, but still we stand, Reaching out with open hands. Let me be, just let me grow, In a world that needs to know.
