Killswitch

(soft metal instrumental intro) (Verse 1) I’m a hallway full of ghosts that never learned to rest, Every promise that I broke still breathing in my chest. Tried to cauterize the memories but they don’t burn clean, They rise like smoke and choke the spaces in between. I’ve been fighting with the version of myself I fear the most, A war that never ends, just a different kind of ghost. (Pre-Chorus) And every time I climb back up, the ground gives out beneath my fists. I reach for calm, but all I get is the shiver of the.... (Chorus) Killswitch..... cut the power ‘fore I break again. Killswitch..... I’m a storm trapped under scarred-up skin. I’m drowning under the pressure, trying to hold myself together. Don't let me vanish here before pulling, The....Killswitch.... (Verse 2) I’ve been screaming into wires hoping something hears me back, But the silence weighs like chains wrapped tight around my past. I keep failing all the versions of the man I swore I’d be, Every flaw a razors edge pressed deep inside of me. You can’t outrun the truth when it’s built into your bones, You either face the fire or you face it all alone. (Pre-Chorus) And I keep telling myself “breathe,” but my heartbeat always resists. I’m seconds from collapse each time my pulse slams on the.... (Chorus) Killswitch..... cut the power ‘fore I break again. Killswitch..... I’m a storm trapped under scarred-up skin. I’m drowning under the pressure, trying to hold myself together. Don't let me leave here before pulling, The....Killswitch..... (Bridge) Tear out the wires I’m tired of being rewired. I’m not a circuit, I’m a man that’s fucking tired I don’t want salvation, I just want a place to stand… A moment where the weight finally lifts off my hands. (Breakdown - Heavy) Bleed the static out of me, drag the hurt into the light. If I shatter one more time, there won’t be anything left to fight. So pull the switch.... or pull me back.... I’m right between a fade and a collapse. (Final Chorus) Killswitch.... cut the power ‘fore I disappear. Killswitch... I’ve been fighting through the smoke for years. I’m breaking under the pressure, but I swear I’m trying to do better. Don't let me vanish here before pulling, The....Killswitch....