To Break Free (Original by Joggino)

[Intro] Just once, that's all it was Just once, no big deal Just once... [Verse 1] Everybody in the room was laughing Passing something round like it was nothing I told myself I'd watch, not touch I told myself I wouldn't want too much It felt like flying for a minute Felt like the night had no limit Nobody warned me what was in it Nobody warned me [Pre-Chorus] Once became a Tuesday Tuesday became a need And somewhere in the blur of days I stopped counting how I bleed [Chorus] It's got its claws wrapped round my soul Dragging me down where the shadows grow I can't remember who I was before I'm on my knees, I'm begging at the door Somebody find me, somebody see The monster living underneath my skin — God, I need help to break free [Verse 2] My friends stopped calling, or maybe I stopped answering Time moves different when you're always chasing something The mirror shows a stranger's eyes Empty rooms and hollow lies I keep telling myself tomorrow I'll put down the only thing I borrow Peace from a place that only lends it Never gives, just pretends it [Pre-Chorus] Once became a Tuesday Tuesday became a need And somewhere in the blur of days I stopped counting how I bleed [Chorus] It's got its claws wrapped round my soul Dragging me down where the shadows grow I can't remember who I was before I'm on my knees, I'm begging at the door Somebody find me, somebody see The monster living underneath my skin — God, I need help to break free [Bridge] But I remember once, before the once — A version of me that laughed for free No armor made of smoke and static No war inside just to feel automatic Maybe that girl's still in here somewhere Maybe reaching out is not despair Maybe help isn't the end of me — Maybe it's the start of getting free [Final Chorus] It had its claws wrapped round my soul But I'm still here, I'm taking back control I remember now who I was before I'm on my knees, but not at that door — I'm reaching out, I'm letting them see Every scar living underneath my skin I found the help to break free I found the help to break free [Outro] Just once, that's how it started Just once, but I'm not that broken-hearted Just once was never the whole story...