[INTRO – Ambient pad swell, filtered piano, no drums, intimate] 3 AM, ceiling talking back to me Shadows moving like they know my history Phone lights up, but I don’t wanna see Another name that don’t mean anything Coffee cold on the side of the bed Same thoughts stuck in the back of my head I keep breathing but I don’t feel alive Just surviving, just killing time [PRE-CHORUS – Pad rise, low drums fade in, emotional lift] Somewhere between who I used to be And who I’m supposed to become someday [CHORUS – Full beat, wide synths, lead vocal + light doubles] I’m half awake, half lost in the dark Half who I was, half who I am One foot out, one foot in my scars Tryna find myself where I stand I’m half in love with the old me Half scared of what I might be I’m not asleep, I’m not okay I’m just half awake [VERSE 2 – Beat strips back, palm-muted guitar + pad] I scroll through faces I don’t recognize Everybody smiling like they found their life I talk to God but I whisper now Still got faith, just worn down I fake it better than I did before But I don’t know what I’m faking for [PRE-CHORUS – Add harmony on last line] I don’t need the whole damn picture Just a light inside the smoke [FINAL CHORUS – Bigger drums, stacked harmonies, octave doubles] I’m half awake, half lost in the dark Half who I was, half who I am Still breathing through broken parts Still learning how to be a man I’m half in love with the old me Half close to finally free I’m not asleep, I’m on my way I’m just half awake [OUTRO – Instruments drop, piano + pad, breathy lead] Not asleep… Not okay… But I’m closer than yesterday I’m half awake.
