**[Verse 1 – Dark, Spacious]** I wake up with the weight of yesterday, Another morning wearing yesterday’s face, Phone lights up, another story starts, Whose side was wrong, who broke whose heart? Same old voices through the wires, Passing blame like gasoline on fire, I’m caught somewhere between the lines, Trying to keep the pieces from crossing mine. I’m tired of waking up afraid Of what today might take away, Every silence feels like a loaded gun, Every sunrise asks, *“What have we become?”* **[Pre-Chorus]** We keep pulling at the same old seams, Till nothing’s left of what it used to mean. You call it fighting for what you love— But tell me, what’s left when you’ve torn it up? **[Chorus – Huge, Sing-Along]** **Something has to give, something has to change,** **I can’t keep drowning in somebody else’s rain.** **We’re building walls while we swear we’re building home,** **And every battle leaves another heart alone.** **I’m still reaching, but I’m running out of hands,** **Still believing we can learn to understand.** **Don’t wait until the last light disappears—** **You might look around and find I’m not still here.** **[Verse 2 – Melodic Rap / Gritty]** Another call— “Something’s wrong, you need to come,” But by the time I get there, There’s nowhere left to run. Another crisis dressed in borrowed clothes, Another fire nobody wants to own. “He said this, she said that,” Round and round, where’s the truth at? Everybody swinging words like knives, While the house slowly loses its light. And I know everybody’s hurting, Yeah, I know everybody’s scared, But pain doesn’t give us permission To pretend nobody else is there. Bills on the table, cupboards running thin, Wondering what tomorrow’s bringing in, Ceiling overhead, ground underneath— How long can we ride this broken machine? **[Pre-Chorus – Building]** We’re all hanging by a thread, Throwing stones at the ones we need instead. You don’t have to fix the world tonight— Just stop turning every spark into a fight. **[Chorus – Bigger]** **Something has to give, something has to change,** **I can’t keep drowning in somebody else’s rain.** **We’re building walls while we swear we’re building home,** **And every battle leaves another heart alone.** **I’m still reaching, but I’m running out of hands,** **Still believing we can learn to understand.** **Don’t wait until the last light disappears—** **You might look around and find I’m not still here.** **[Bridge – Emotional Piano / Female Vocal]** I don't need perfect. I don't need easy. I don't need every wound to disappear. I just need somebody To stop and listen, To remember why we’re all still here. Maybe I can’t give you What you wanted from me. Maybe you can’t give me Everything I need. But isn’t something better than nothing? Isn’t a hand better than a fist? Would you rather win another argument Or remember who you’re gonna miss? **[Half-Time Breakdown – Whispered → Explosive]** Stop. Just stop. Put down the weapons You keep calling words. Stop making enemies Out of the people Who were supposed to be home. You’re not the center of the universe. Neither am I. **[Male Harmony – Low, Distant]** We’re all just trying to survive... **[Female Lead]** Then why are we making survival harder? **[Final Build]** I’ve been standing in the doorway, Waiting for the storm to break, Wondering how much more of myself I have to give before I break. I still love you. That’s the hardest part. I wouldn’t be screaming If I’d already lost my heart. **[Final Chorus – Explosive]** **Something has to give, something has to change,** **I can’t keep drowning in somebody else’s rain!** **We’re tearing down the walls of the only place called home,** **Then wondering why everybody feels alone!** **I’m still reaching, but I’m running out of hands,** **Still believing we can learn to understand.** **Take the grudges, take the anger, let them go—** **There’s still a little light beneath the smoke.** **Don’t wait until the last light disappears,** **Don’t make me choose between my love and my peace.** **I’m begging you before there’s nothing left to save—** **Reach for each other before I walk away.** **[Outro – Piano + Fading Guitar]** I don’t want to leave. I just can’t keep living like this. I don’t want another war. I want somewhere I can breathe. So hear me now... Before the distance becomes permanent— **Something has to give.** **Something has to change.**
