**“Fragments in the Dark”** *Verse 1:* I wake up choking on my own heartbeat Chest screaming like it’s begging for relief Hands shake, eyes dry, mind’s a battlefield Chemicals gone rogue, nothing left to shield I’ve kissed the edge, flirted with the fade Felt the cold calm where the light decayed Panic attacks grip me, steal my air Wish I could vanish, disappear somewhere *Pre-Chorus:* Every second feels like a knife in my chest Every thought a lie, every breath a test *Chorus:* I’m pieces scattered in a blackened storm Craving daylight, craving to feel warm I want it all to stop, this pain, this weight But somewhere deep, a flicker whispers, “wait” *Verse 2:* Bipolar tides crash, I drown then fly Laughing one second, the next I just cry Chemical imbalance, wiring gone haywire I’m a matchstick flickering in a funeral pyre I’ve traced the scars in my own skin Thought maybe the darkness could let me in But even the night, thick and obscene Can’t swallow the small light that still clings to me *Pre-Chorus:* Chest tight, heartbeat loud like a drum Mind screaming, “end it all, come undone” *Chorus:* I’m pieces scattered in a blackened storm Craving daylight, craving to feel warm I want it all to stop, this pain, this weight But somewhere deep, a flicker whispers, “wait” *Bridge:* I’ve been to the edge, I’ve stared at the void Felt the lure of peace, almost destroyed But one small thing, barely alive, still fights A tiny spark that shatters the endless nights *Chorus/Outro:* I’m pieces scattered in a blackened storm Craving daylight, craving to feel warm I want it all to stop, this pain, this weight But I’ll hold the flicker, I’ll cling to that “wait” The darkness is loud, but I still exist Even fractured, bruised, I resist One step at a time, through panic and pain I’ll find the sunrise after this endless rain
